{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-5905","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 5905","heading":"Penalty for certain acts","body":"Whoever wrongfully withholds from any claimant or beneficiary any part of a benefit or claim allowed and due to the claimant or beneficiary, shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 59—AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"90ea4dbe34d88a01bee470ef34c5869e73fbacdc06f44878a5902d80810953c8","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-5904","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-5906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}