Annual edition
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–73, § 907(j)(1), substituted heading and pars. (1) and (2) for first two sentences which read as follows: “Any company which willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order issued by the Board pursuant thereto, shall upon conviction be fined not more than $1,000 for each day during which the violation continues. Any individual who willfully participates in a violation of any provision of this chapter shall upon conviction be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”
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Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, §§ 905(i), 907(j), 911(e), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 461, 475, 481.
Oct 15, 1982 – Aug 9, 1989
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97–320 inserted proviso giving the Board discretionary authority to compromise, etc., any civil money penalty imposed under this subsection, and substituted “may be assessed” for “shall be assessed”.
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Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 424(a), (d)(4), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1522, 1523
Nov 10, 1978 – Oct 15, 1982
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 95–630 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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Pub. L. 95–630, title I, § 106(a), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3647
May 9, 1956 – Nov 10, 1978
Enacted · full text not held
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May 9, 1956, ch. 240, § 8, 70 Stat. 138
