Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73

§3708 Criminal penalties

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART A— - GENERAL › Chapter CHAPTER 37— - CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS › § 3708

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Contractor or subcontractor who deliberately breaks this law faces fines under Title 18, up to six months’ imprisonment, or both.

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Title 40, §3708

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A contractor or subcontractor having a duty to employ, direct, or control a laborer or mechanic employed in the performance of work contemplated by a contract to which this chapter applies that intentionally violates this chapter shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 370840:332.Pub. L. 87–581, title I, § 106, Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 359. The words “shall be fined under title 18” are substituted for “shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each and every such offense shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not to exceed $1,000” for consistency with chapter 227 of title 18. The words “in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction thereof” are omitted as unnecessary.

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40 U.S.C. § 3708

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73