{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-27.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 27.4","heading":"Factors to be considered.","body":"The assessing official will consider relevant factors when determining whether to assess or impose a civil penalty under this part, and the amount of a civil monetary penalty. Those factors may include, but are not limited to, the following:\n(a) The scope of the misuse;\n(b) The purpose and/or nature of the misuse;\n(c) The extent of the harm caused by the misuse;\n(d) The circumstances of the misuse; and\n(e) The benefit intended to be derived from the misuse.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Treasury","PART 27—CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSMENT FOR MISUSE OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NAMES, SYMBOLS, ETC."],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"80fd12395177433cfbf9057f8644a0de82900bb68a16614bc869c1e88e87190d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-27.3","next":"us/31-cfr-27.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}