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

42 U.S.C. § 5410

Civil and criminal penalties

(a)
section 5409 of this titlesection 5409 of this title Whoever violates any provision of , or any regulation or final order issued thereunder, shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not to exceed $1,000 for each such violation. Each violation of a provision of , or any regulation or order issued thereunder shall constitute, a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required thereby, except that the maximum civil penalty may not exceed $1,000,000 for any related series of violations occurring within one year from the date of the first violation.
(b)
section 5409 of this title An individual or a director, officer, or agent of a corporation who knowingly and willfully violates in a manner which threatens the health or safety of any purchaser shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 61188 Stat. 705Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4)94 Stat. 1641(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 96–3991980—Subsec. (a). substituted “manufactured home” for “mobile home”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 627 of Pub. L. 93–383section 5401 of this titleSection effective upon the expiration of 180 days following , see , set out as a note under .