Section 3708 · Criminal penalties

Amended 1 time on record

Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Janik Paving & Construction, Inc. v. Brock (1987)

Most recently applied (September 1987)

A contractor or subcontractor having a duty to employ, direct, or control a laborer or mechanic employed in the performance of work contemplated by a contract to which this chapter applies that intentionally violates this chapter shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel

SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3708 40:332. Pub. L. 87–581, title I, §106, Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 359. The words “shall be fined under title 18” are substituted for “shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each and every such offense shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not to exceed $1,000” for consistency with chapter 227 of title 18. The words “in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction thereof” are omitted as unnecessary.