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§1717 Penalties for violations

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 42— - INTERSTATE LAND SALES › § 1717

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone who intentionally breaks these rules or lies or omits facts in required reports faces a fine up to $10,000, jail up to five years, or both.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §1717

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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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1979—Pub. L. 96–153 substituted “$10,000” for “$5,000”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1979 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–153 effective on

Effective Date

of

Regulations

implementing such amendment, but in no case later than six months following Dec. 21, 1979, see section 410 of Pub. L. 96–153, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective upon the expiration of two hundred and seventy days after Aug. 1, 1968, see section 1423 of Pub. L. 90–448, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 1717

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73