Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§1004 Penalties
Title 15 › CHAPTER 19 — MISCELLANEOUS › § 1004
Summary
Getting or trying to get a toll exemption or an authorization you know you do not have the right to, or signing or giving a false authorization that says someone has that exemption, is a misdemeanor (a minor crime). If found guilty, the person can be fined up to $100, jailed for up to 10 days, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §1004
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whoever secures or attempts to secure the exemption from toll provided for in sections 1002 to 1004 of this title or an authorization referred to in section 1003 of this title, knowing that he is not entitled thereto, and whoever signs or issues any such authorization certifying to such right of exemption, knowing that such right does not exist, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1004
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102