Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102
§1519 Criminal Penalty
Title 31 › SUBTITLE II — THE BUDGET PROCESS › CHAPTER 15 — APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING › SUBCHAPTER II — APPORTIONMENT › § 1519
Summary
Punishes U.S./D.C. officers/employees who knowingly and willfully break 1517(a): $5,000 fine, 2-yr jail, or both.
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Title 31, §1519
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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 1517(a) 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) 151931:665(i)(1)(words after semicolon related to (h)).R.S. § 3679(i)(1)(words after semicolon related to (h)); 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 9 of the Act of June 26, 1912 (ch. 182, 37 Stat. 184).
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31 U.S.C. § 1519
Title 31, Money and Finance
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102