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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 9 — Foreign Wars, War Materials, and Neutrality

§ 455. General penalty provision

Statutory text

In every case of the violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter or of any rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto where a specific penalty is not provided in this subchapter, such violator or violators, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, 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. Neutrality Act of 1939

    Pub. L. 76–2 § 15 · 54 Stat. 4

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 455

    (Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 15, 54 Stat. 11.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 15, 54 Stat. 11.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 15. general penalty provision In every case of the violation of any of the provisions of General penalty provision. this joint resolution or of any rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto where a specific penalty is not herein provided, such violator or violators, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000. or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 15, 54 Stat. 11.)

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