Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§3708 Criminal Penalties
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 37 — CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS › § 3708
Summary
Contractors or subcontractors who knowingly break the rules while doing covered contract work can be fined under Title 18, jailed up to six months, 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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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102