Source: https://www.govregs.com/regulations/5/2634.701
Timestamp: 2019-11-12 19:54:46
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2634', 'art 2634', '§ 2634', '§ 2634', '§ 2634', '§ 2634', 'art 752']

5 CFR 2634.701 - Failure to file or falsifying reports. § 2634.701 - Failure to file or falsifying reports.
Regulations most recently checked for updates: Nov 12, 2019
All TitlesTitle 5Chapter XVIPart 2634Subpart G - Penalties
View all text of Subpart G [§ 2634.701 - § 2634.704]
§ 2634.701 - Failure to file or falsifying reports.
(a) Referral of cases. The head of each agency, each Secretary concerned, or the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, as appropriate, must refer to the Attorney General the name of any individual when there is reasonable cause to believe that such individual has willfully failed to file a public report or information required on such report, or has willfully falsified any information (public or confidential) required to be reported under this part.
(b) Civil action. The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individual who knowingly and willfully falsifies or who knowingly and willfully fails to file or report any information required by filers of public reports under subpart B of this part. The court in which the action is brought may assess against the individual a civil monetary penalty in any amount, not to exceed the amounts set forth in Table 1 to this section, as provided by section 104(a) of the Act, as amended, and as adjusted in accordance with the inflation adjustment procedures prescribed in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended.
Table 1 to § 2634.701
Violation occurring after Nov. 2, 2015 60,517
(c) Criminal action. An individual may also be prosecuted under criminal statutes for supplying false information on any financial disclosure report.
(d) Administrative remedies. The President, the Vice President, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary concerned, the head of each agency, and the Office of Personnel Management may take appropriate personnel or other action in accordance with applicable law or regulation against any individual for failing to file public or confidential reports required by this part, for filing such reports late, or for falsifying or failing to report required information. This may include adverse action under 5 CFR part 752, if applicable.
[83 FR 33981, July 18, 2018, as amended at 84 FR 6054, Feb. 26, 2019]