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Title 21 — Food and Drugs

Chapter 24 — International Narcotics Trafficking

§ 1906. Enforcement

Statutory text

(a)

Criminal penalties

(1)

Whoever willfully violates the provisions of this chapter, or any license rule, or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, or willfully neglects or refuses to comply with any order of the President issued under this chapter shall be—

(A)

imprisoned for not more than 10 years,

(B)

fined in the amount provided in title 18 or, in the case of an entity, fined not more than $10,000,000,

or both.

(2)

Any officer, director, or agent of any entity who knowingly participates in a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined not more than $5,000,000, or both.

(b)

Civil penalties

A civil penalty not to exceed $1,000,000 may be imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on any person who violates any license, order, rule, or regulation issued in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(c)

Judicial review of civil penalty

Any penalty imposed under subsection (b) shall be subject to judicial review only to the extent provided in section 702 of title 5.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000

    Pub. L. 106–120 title VIII § 807 · 113 Stat. 1606

    Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 1906

    (Pub. L. 106–120, title VIII, § 807, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1631.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 106–120, title VIII, § 807, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1631.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 807. ENFORCEMENT. (a) Criminal Penalties.— (1) Whoever willfully violates the provisions of this title, or any license rule, or regulation issued pursuant to this title, or willfully neglects or refuses to comply with any order of the President issued under this title shall be— (A) imprisoned for not more than 10 years, (B) fined in the amount provided in title 18, United States Code, or, in the case of an entity, fined not more than $10,000,000, or both. (C) Any officer, director, or agent of any entity who knowingly participates in a violation of the provisions of this title shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined not more than $5,000,000, or both. (b) Civil Penalties.— A civil penalty not to exceed $1,000,000 may be imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on any person who violates any license, order, rule, or regulation issued in compliance with the provisions of this title. (c) Judicial Review of Civil Penalty.— Any penalty imposed under subsection (b) shall be subject to judicial review only to the extent provided in section 702 of title 5, United States Code.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 106–120, title VIII, § 807, , 113 Stat. 1631.)

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