Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 1717

Penalties for violations

Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or the rules and regulations prescribed pursuant thereto, or any person who willfully, in a statement of record filed under, or in a property report issued pursuant to, this chapter, makes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein, shall upon conviction be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Pub. L. 90–448, title XIV, § 141882 Stat. 598 Pub. L. 96–153, title IV, § 40893 Stat. 1132 (, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 96–1531979— substituted “$10,000” for “$5,000”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–153section 410 of Pub. L. 96–153section 1701 of this titleAmendment by effective on effective date of regulations implementing such amendment, but in no case later than six months following , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

section 1423 of Pub. L. 90–448section 1701 of this titleSection effective upon the expiration of two hundred and seventy days after , see , set out as a note under .