section 1201 of this title29 U.S.C. 301It shall be unlawful for any person through the use of fraud, force, violence, or threat of the use of force or violence, to restrain, coerce, intimidate, or attempt to restrain, coerce, or intimidate any participant or beneficiary for the purpose of interfering with or preventing the exercise of any right to which he is or may become entitled under the plan, this subchapter, , or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act [ et seq.]. Any person who willfully violates this section shall be fined $100,000 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
Pub. L. 93–406, title I, § 51188 Stat. 895Pub. L. 109–280, title VI, § 623(a)120 Stat. 979(, , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 85–83672 Stat. 997Pub. L. 93–406, title I, § 111(a)(1)88 Stat. 851section 1031 of this titleThe Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act, referred to in text, is , , , which was classified generally to chapter 10 (§ 301 et seq.) of this title, and was repealed by , , (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), effective . Such section 111(a)(1) also provided that the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act should continue to apply to any conduct and events which occurred before (see ). For complete classification of the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act to the Code prior to such repeal, see Tables.
Amendments
Pub. L. 109–2802006— substituted “$100,000” for “$10,000” and “10 years” for “one year”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
Pub. L. 109–280, title VI, § 623(b)120 Stat. 979
Regulations
section 1031 of this titleSecretary authorized, effective , to promulgate regulations wherever provisions of this subchapter call for the promulgation of regulations, see .