{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-2634.703","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 2634.703","heading":"Misuse of public reports.","body":"(a) The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any person who obtains or uses a report filed under this part for any purpose prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 13107(c)(1), as incorporated in § 2634.603(f). The court in which the action is brought may assess against the person a civil monetary penalty in any amount, not to exceed the amounts set forth in table 1 to this paragraph (a), as provided by 5 U.S.C. 13107(c)(2) 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 § 2634.703(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) This remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available under statutory or common law.","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":"7a55e1f2b55bd7137ba471dcb2fa1f2abfd5d7c73d61aaf63d373b2f248a4c6b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-2634.702","next":"us/5-cfr-2634.704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}