{"data":{"id":"us/31-u.s.c.-1519","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 U.S.C. § 1519","heading":"Criminal penalty","body":"An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government knowingly and willfully violating section 1517(a) of this title shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.","path":["Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE","CHAPTER 15—APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc31@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:03Z","sha256":"8354ec7abf1e7e2c2432f6826cc24258deda647cd828385c209f220eadbbb314","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-u.s.c.-1518","next":"us/31-u.s.c.-1531"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}