Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

31 U.S.C. § 1519

Criminal penalty

section 1517(a) of this titleAn officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government knowingly and willfully violating shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.

Pub. L. 97–25896 Stat. 932(, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

1519

31:665(i)(1)(words after semicolon related to (h)).

R.S. § 3679(i)(1)(words after semicolon related to (h)); Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1484, § 4(1st par.), 33 Stat. 1257; Feb. 27, 1906, ch. 510, § 3, 34 Stat. 48; restated Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, § 1211, 64 Stat. 768.

section 9 of the Act of June 26, 191237 Stat. 184The words “District of Columbia government” are added because of (ch. 182, ).