{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-550.1480","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 550.1480","heading":"May the United States criminally prosecute me for violations under Federal oil and gas leases?","body":"If you commit an act for which a civil penalty is provided at 30 U.S.C. 1719(d) and § 550.1460(b), the United States may pursue criminal penalties as provided at 30 U.S.C. 1720, in addition to any authority for prosecution under other statutes.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 550—OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart N—Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"ee6204fa770bbbd0f91a917196e9f746ffa981b0a8fa520ed2312db8b5d99480","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-550.1477","next":"us/30-cfr-550.1490"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}