{"data":{"id":"us/40-u.s.c.-9506","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 U.S.C. § 9506","heading":"Civil penalty","body":"A person that, without the consent of the Chief of Engineers, taps or opens the mains or pipes laid by the Federal Government is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of at least $50 and not more than $500.","path":["Title 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS","CHAPTER 95—WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc40@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:55Z","sha256":"f59ad3a687e8a903f0527a5fbaf1faa09ac91d5158164daa19136563daeb4b17","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/40-u.s.c.-9505","next":"us/40-u.s.c.-9507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}