{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-102.32","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 102.32","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 pretenses 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 also may be subject to prosecution under such other criminal statutes as 18 U.S.C. 494, 495 and 1001.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER B—ADMINISTRATION","PART 102—DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION","Subpart B—Privacy Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-37.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:45Z","sha256":"ea08d08302441db7d831fc7e828f3569aed02d7065efa080db9c9980d32bba0b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-102.31","next":"us/37-cfr-102.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}