{"data":{"id":"us/19-cfr-103.34","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"19 CFR 103.34","heading":"Sanctions for improper actions by CBP officers or employees.","body":"(a) The improper disclosure of the confidential information contained in CBP documents, or the disclosure of information relative to the business of one importer or exporter that is acquired by a CBP officer or employee in an official capacity to any person not authorized by law or regulations to receive this information is a ground for dismissal from CBP, suspension, or other disciplinary action, and if done for a valuable consideration subjects that person to criminal prosecution.\n(b) Under 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4)(F), the Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, has authority, upon the issuance of a written finding by a court that a CBP officer or employee who was primarily responsible for withholding a record may have acted arbitrarily or capriciously, to initiate a proceeding to determine whether disciplinary action is warranted against that officer or employee. Such proceedings are governed by Merit Systems Protection Board regulations found at part 1201 of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.","path":["Title 19—Customs Duties","CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 103—AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION","Subpart C—Other Information Subject to Restricted Access"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-19.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:40Z","sha256":"4ea46fbb53688f124e81c44285b04b9ee16a93342430e1fd7e6792b8a8dde7e2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/19-cfr-103.33","next":"us/19-cfr-111.0"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}