{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-3.104-8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 3.104-8","heading":"3.104-8 Criminal and civil penalties, and further administrative remedies.","body":"Criminal and civil penalties, and administrative remedies, may apply to conduct that violates 41 U.S.C. chapter 21 (see 3.104-3). See 33.102(f) for special rules regarding bid protests. See 3.104-7 for administrative remedies relating to contracts.\n(a) An official who knowingly fails to comply with the requirements of 3.104-3 is subject to the penalties and administrative action set forth in 41 U.S.C. 2105.\n(b) An offeror who engages in employment discussion with an official subject to the restrictions of 3.104-3, knowing that the official has not complied with 3.104-3(c)(1), is subject to the criminal, civil, or administrative penalties set forth in 41 U.S.C. 2105.\n(c) An official who refuses to terminate employment discussions (see 3.104-5) may be subject to agency administrative actions under 5 CFR 2635.604(d) if the official's disqualification from participation in a particular procurement interferes substantially with the individual's ability to perform assigned duties.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 3—IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST","Subpart 3.1—Safeguards"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"87db794f8fd13986444a06ed47d5dbfafba457ee90dc71dda22e0b2a47e3453d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-3.104-7","next":"us/48-cfr-3.104-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}