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31 U.S.C. § 1519

Criminal penalty

United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 1519, Criminal penalty, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467572
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An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government knowingly and willfully violating section 1517(a) of this title shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-258(H.R. 6128)1982-09-13
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally