5 CFR 1216.401
§ 1216.401 Penalties.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 1216.401, § 1216.401 Penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/9743
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(a) An employee who discloses official records or information or gives testimony relating to official information, except as expressly authorized by the MSPB, or as ordered by a Federal court after the MSPB has had the opportunity to be heard, may face the penalties provided in 18 U.S.C. 641 and other applicable laws. Additionally, former MSPB employees are subject to the restrictions and penalties of 18 U.S.C. 207 and 216.
(b) A current MSPB employee who testifies or produces official records and information in violation of this part shall be subject to disciplinary action.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.