15 U.S.C. § 2614
Section 2614 · Prohibited acts
This is § 15 of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation (2013)
Most recently applied in United States v. Michael Moshe Shimshoni (November 2015)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
It shall be unlawful for any person to—
fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of this subchapter or any rule promulgated, order issued, or consent agreement entered into under this subchapter, or any requirement of subchapter II or any rule promulgated or order issued under subchapter II;
use for commercial purposes a chemical substance or mixture which such person knew or had reason to know was manufactured, processed, or distributed in commerce in violation of section 2604 or 2605 of this title, a rule or order under section 2604 or 2605 of this title, or an order issued in action brought under section 2604 or 2606 of this title;
fail or refuse to (A) establish or maintain records, (B) submit reports, notices, or other information, or (C) permit access to or copying of records, as required by this chapter or a rule thereunder; or
fail or refuse to permit entry or inspection as required by section 2610 of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
2016—Par. (1). Pub. L. 114–182 substituted “any requirement of this subchapter or any rule promulgated, order issued, or consent agreement entered into under this subchapter, or” for “(A) any rule promulgated or order issued under section 2603 of this title, (B) any requirement prescribed by section 2604 or 2605 of this title, (C) any rule promulgated or order issued under section 2604 or 2605 of this title, or (D)”.
1986—Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 99–519 added cl. (D).