{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-2634.702","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 2634.702","heading":"Breaches by trust fiduciaries and interested parties.","body":"(a) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individual who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of § 2634.408(d)(1) or (e)(1). The court in which the action is brought may assess against the individual a civil monetary penalty in any amount, not to exceed the amounts set forth in table 1 to this paragraph (a), as provided by section 5 U.S.C. 13104(f)(6)(C)(i) and as adjusted in accordance with the inflation adjustment procedures prescribed in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended.\nTable 1 to § 2634.702(a)\nDate of violation Penalty\nViolation occurring between Sept. 29, 1999 and Nov. 2, 2015 $11,000\nViolation occurring after Nov. 2, 2015 25,132\n(b) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individual who negligently violates the provisions of § 2634.408(d)(1) or (e)(1). The court in which the action is brought may assess against the individual a civil monetary penalty in any amount, not to exceed the amounts set forth in table 2 to this paragraph (b), as provided by 5 U.S.C. 13104(f)(6)(C)(ii) and as adjusted in accordance with the inflation adjustment procedures of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended.\nTable 2 to § 2634.702(b)\nDate of violation Penalty\nViolation occurring between Sept. 29, 1999 and Nov. 2, 2015 $5,500\nViolation occurring after Nov. 2, 2015 12,567","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER XVI—OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS","SUBCHAPTER B—GOVERNMENT ETHICS","PART 2634—EXECUTIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, QUALIFIED TRUSTS, AND CERTIFICATES OF DIVESTITURE","Subpart G—Penalties"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"39021e9d33413aa0555e734dfa43086345a18c8da15e0eb47430f58cc4c11aff","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-2634.701","next":"us/5-cfr-2634.703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}