---
kind: "section"
citation: "11 C.F.R. § 9409.15"
title: "11"
number: "9409.15"
heading: "Penalties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/11/9409.15"
---

# §9409.15. Penalties.

- (a) An employee who discloses official records or information or gives testimony relating to official information, except as expressly authorized by the Commission or as ordered by a Federal court after the Commission has had the opportunity to be heard, may face the penalties provided in [18 U.S.C. 641](/usc/18/641.md) and other applicable laws. Former Commission employees are subject to the restrictions and penalties of 18 U.S.C. [207](/usc/18/207.md) and [216](/usc/18/216.md).
- (b) A current Commission employee who testifies or produces official records and information in violation of this part shall be subject to disciplinary action in addition to any penalties assessed under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3102.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 54271, Sept. 18, 2008, unless otherwise noted.