GroundRules
42 CFR 1003.920: Determinations regarding the amount of penalties.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER V—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL-HEALTH CARE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER B—OIG AUTHORITIES
- PART 1003—CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND EXCLUSIONS
- Subpart I—CMPs for Select Agent Program Violations
In considering the factors listed in § 1003.140, aggravating circumstances include:
(a) The Responsible Official participated in or knew, or should have known, of the violation;
(b) The violation was a contributing factor to an unauthorized individual's access to or possession of a select agent or toxin, an individual's exposure to a select agent or toxin, or the unauthorized removal of a select agent or toxin from the person's physical location as identified on the person's certificate of registration; or
(c) The person previously received an observation, finding, or other statement of deficiency from the Department or the Department of Agriculture for the same or substantially similar conduct.
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