{"data":{"id":"us/31-u.s.c.-9308","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 U.S.C. § 9308","heading":"Civil penalty","body":"A surety corporation is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $500 but not more than $5,000 for violating section 9304, 9305, or 9306 of this title. A civil action under this section may be brought in a judicial district in which a civil action may be brought against the corporation under section 9307 of this title. A penalty imposed under this section does not affect the validity of a contract made by the surety corporation.","path":["Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE","CHAPTER 93—SURETIES AND SURETY BONDS"],"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":"15b4ee50424146108ecb6f862a287f9ae326a3d461047a90ea02d10417cefac3","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-u.s.c.-9307","next":"us/31-u.s.c.-9309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}