{"data":{"id":"us/12-cfr-310.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"12 CFR 310.12","heading":"Penalties.","body":"Subsection (i)(3) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3)) imposes criminal penalties for obtaining Corporation records on individuals under false pretenses. The subsection provides as follows:\nAny person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any record concerning an individual from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000.","path":["Title 12—Banks and Banking","CHAPTER III—FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURE AND RULES OF PRACTICE","PART 310—PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-12.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:16Z","sha256":"eb1ebb4c58e47fd5517f9b604beac65a961eb905f49fa28a3af092167821ed54","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/12-cfr-310.11","next":"us/12-cfr-310.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}