{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-16.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 16.13","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) The Act provides, in pertinent part:\nAny 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))\n(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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-24.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:55Z","sha256":"f2a446a93651f3638b98d11cdfad08820a2899c5ab9995d819ec042549420d55","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-16.12","next":"us/24-cfr-16.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}