{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1159.18","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1159.18","heading":"What are the penalties for obtaining an Endowment record under false pretenses?","body":"(a) Under 5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3), any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any record concerning an individual from the Endowment under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000.\n(b) A person who falsely or fraudulently attempts to obtain records under the Privacy Act may also be subject to prosecution under other statutes, including 18 U.S.C. 494, 495, and 1001.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XI—NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES","SUBCHAPTER B—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS","PART 1159—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"fcb25e12cc8645e776f9ddd9b706b7224cc17ffcdf1ba07e3354b39e009ffd63","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1159.17","next":"us/45-cfr-1159.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}