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Title 21 — Food and Drugs

Chapter 13 — Drug Abuse Prevention and Control

§ 961. Prohibited acts B

Statutory text

Any person who violates section 954 of this title or fails to notify the Attorney General of an importation or exportation under section 971 of this title shall be subject to the following penalties:

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), any such person shall, with respect to any such violation, be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. Sections 842(c)(1) and (c)(3) of this title shall apply to any civil penalty assessed under this paragraph.

(2)

If such a violation is prosecuted by an information or indictment which alleges that the violation was committed knowingly or intentionally and the trier of fact specifically finds that the violation was so committed, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $25,000 or both.

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. Controlled Substances Import and Export Act

    Pub. L. 91–513 title III § 1011 · 84 Stat. 1236

    Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 961

    Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1011, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1290

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1011, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1290

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1011. prohibited acts b—penalties Any person who violates section 1004 shall be subject to the following penalties: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any such person shall, with respect to any such violation, be subject to a civil penalty Ante, p. 1262. of not more than $25,000. Sections 402 (c)(1) and (c)(3) shall apply to any civil penalty assessed under this paragraph. (2) If such a violation is prosecuted by an information or indictment which alleges that the violation was committed knowingly or intentionally and the trier of fact specifically finds that the violation was so committed, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $25,000 or both.

  2. Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–690 title VI § 6053(d) · 102 Stat. 4181

    Inserted · 21 U.S.C. § 961

    Pub. L. 100–690 inserted “or fails to notify the Attorney General of an importation or exportation under section 971 of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–690 inserted “or fails to notify the Attorney General of an importation or exportation under section 971 of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Penalty for Failure to Notify.— Section 1011 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 961) is amended in the matter before paragraph (1) by inserting after “section 1004” the following: “or fails to notify the Attorney General of an importation or exportation under section 1018”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective 120 days after Nov. 18, 1988, see section 6061 of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note under section 802 of this title.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–690 inserted “or fails to notify the Attorney General of an importation or exportation under section 971 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective 120 days after , see section 6061 of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note under section 802 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective on first day of seventh calendar month that begins after , see 1105(a) of Pub. L. 91–513, set out as a under section 951 of this title.

Credits

1970–1988 · 2 acts
  1. 1970Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1011, , 84 Stat. 1290
  2. 1988Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6053(d), , 102 Stat. 4316.
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(Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1011, , 84 Stat. 1290; Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6053(d), , 102 Stat. 4316.)

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