Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§8708 Enforcement

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 113— - CONCRETE MASONRY PRODUCTS RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PROMOTION › § 8708

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

U.S. district courts can enforce the law and stop people from breaking it or rules made by the Secretary. Any civil action under this part must be sent to the U.S. Attorney General for action. If someone willfully breaks a Secretary’s order or rule, the Secretary can fine them up to $5,000 for each violation, and each violation and each day of noncompliance counts separately. The Secretary can also order the person to stop. Before a fine or stop order is issued, the person must get notice and a chance for a formal hearing with a record. Those orders are final unless the person appeals to the proper U.S. district court. These remedies are in addition to any other legal options.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §8708

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(a)A district court of the United States shall have jurisdiction to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any person from violating, this chapter or an order or regulation issued by the Secretary under this chapter.

(b)A civil action authorized to be brought under this section shall be referred to the Attorney General of the United States for appropriate action.

(c)(1)A person who willfully violates an order or regulation issued by the Secretary under this chapter may be assessed by the Secretary a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.

(2)Each violation and each day during which there is a failure to comply with an order or regulation issued by the Secretary shall be considered to be a separate offense.

(3)In addition to, or in lieu of, a civil penalty, the Secretary may issue an order requiring a person to cease and desist from violating the order or regulation.

(4)No order assessing a penalty or cease-and-desist order may be issued by the Secretary under this subsection unless the Secretary provides notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the record with respect to the violation.

(5)An order assessing a penalty or a cease-and-desist order issued under this subsection by the Secretary shall be final and conclusive unless the person against whom the order is issued files an appeal from the order with the appropriate district court of the United States.

(d)The remedies provided in this chapter shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of, other remedies that may be available.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 8708

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73