Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§293 Penalty for infraction
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - FALSELY STAMPED GOLD OR SILVER OR GOODS MANUFACTURED THEREFROM › § 293
Summary
Violating sections 291–293 makes persons, businesses, or their officers who know and join in or allow the act guilty of a minor crime; if convicted, fine up to $5,000, jail up to one year, or both.
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Title 15, §293
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Every person, partnership, association, or corporation violating the provisions of sections 291 to 293 of this title, and every officer, director, or managing agent of such partnership, association, or corporation having knowledge of such violation and directly participating in such violation or consenting thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, be punished with a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court.
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15 U.S.C. § 293
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73