{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-1003.920","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 1003.920","heading":"Determinations regarding the amount of penalties.","body":"In considering the factors listed in § 1003.140, aggravating circumstances include:\n(a) The Responsible Official participated in or knew, or should have known, of the violation;\n(b) The violation was a contributing factor to an unauthorized individual's access to or possession of a select agent or toxin, an individual's exposure to a select agent or toxin, or the unauthorized removal of a select agent or toxin from the person's physical location as identified on the person's certificate of registration; or\n(c) The person previously received an observation, finding, or other statement of deficiency from the Department or the Department of Agriculture for the same or substantially similar conduct.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER V—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL-HEALTH CARE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—OIG AUTHORITIES","PART 1003—CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND EXCLUSIONS","Subpart I—CMPs for Select Agent Program Violations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"509be808be0d7a447b8eb4ba88dbd41a846c268e6b6e3ebf08dd241cc69830f6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-1003.910","next":"us/42-cfr-1003.1000"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}