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24 CFR 16.13: Penalties.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 24—Housing and Urban Development
- Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development
- PART 16—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
(a) The Act provides, in pertinent part:
Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any record concerning an individual from an agency under false pretences shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000. (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3))
(b) A person who falsely or fraudulently attempts to obtain records under the Act may also be subject to prosecution under such other criminal statutes as 18 U.S.C. 494, 495 and 1001.
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