Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102
§1350 Criminal Penalty
Title 31 › SUBTITLE II — THE BUDGET PROCESS › CHAPTER 13 — APPROPRIATIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — LIMITATIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND PENALTIES › § 1350
Summary
A United States or D.C. officer or employee who knowingly and on purpose breaks the named law faces a fine up to $5,000, up to 2 years in jail, or both.
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Title 31, §1350
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An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government knowingly and willfully violating section 1341(a) or 1342 of this title shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 135031:665(i)(1)(words after semicolon related to (a), (b)).R.S. § 3679(i)(1)(words after semicolon related to (a), (b)); Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1484, § 4(1st par.), 33 Stat. 1257; Feb. 27, 1906, ch. 510, § 3, 34 Stat. 48; restated Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, § 1211, 64 Stat. 768. The words “District of Columbia government” are added because of section 47–105 of the D.C. Code. The words “upon conviction” are omitted as surplus.
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31 U.S.C. § 1350
Title 31, Money and Finance
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102