first-time violation
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
the term “first-time violation” means a violation by a small business concern of a federally enforceable rule or regulation (other than a Federal rule or regulation that relates to the safety and soundness of the banking or monetary system or for the integrity of the National Securities markets, including protection of depositors and investors) caused by a Y2K failure if that Federal rule or regulation had not been violated by that small business concern within the preceding 3 years; and
Source
- 1999–present15 U.S.C. § 6617Commerce and Trade · Suspension of penalties for certain year 2000 failures by small business concerns · in this section