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§1851 Criminal Sanctions

Title 29 › Chapter 20— MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION › Subchapter V— GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part A— Enforcement Provisions › § 1851

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

If someone intentionally and knowingly breaks the rules in this chapter or its regulations, they can be fined up to $1,000, put in jail for up to one year, or both. If the person is convicted again for the same kind of violation, the fine can be up to $10,000, jail up to three years, or both. If a farm labor contractor who has been refused a registration certificate, failed to get one, or whose certificate was suspended or revoked violates paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1324a(a) of title 8 and is convicted, they can be fined up to $10,000, jailed up to three years, or both.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §1851

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(a)Any person who willfully and knowingly violates this chapter or any regulation under this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Upon conviction for any subsequent violation of this chapter or any regulation under this chapter, the defendant shall be fined not more than $10,000 or sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed three years, or both.
(b)If a farm labor contractor who commits a violation of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1324a(a) of title 8 has been refused issuance or renewal of, or has failed to obtain, a certificate of registration or is a farm labor contractor whose certificate has been suspended or revoked, the contractor shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000 or sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed three years, or both.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–603 substituted “paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1324a(a) of title 8” for “section 1816 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–603 applicable to employment, recruitment, referral, or utilization of services of an individual occurring on or after first day of seventh month beginning after Nov. 6, 1986, see section 101(b)(2) of Pub. L. 99–603, as amended, set out as a note under section 1802 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective 90 days from Jan. 14, 1983, see section 524 of Pub. L. 97–470, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 1851

Title 29 — Labor

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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