---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 1403.11"
title: "12"
number: "1403.11"
heading: "Criminal penalties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/1403.11"
---

# §1403.11. Criminal penalties.


Section 552a(i)(3) of the Privacy Act ([5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=i-3)) makes it a misdemeanor, subject to a maximum fine of $5,000, to knowingly and willfully request or obtain any record concerning any individual from an agency under false pretenses. [Sections 552a(i)](/cfr/12/552a.md?p=i) (1) and (2) of the Act ([5 U.S.C. 552a(i)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=i) (1), (2)) provide penalties for violation by agency employees of the Act or regulations established thereunder.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 5.58, 5.59 of the Farm Credit Act (12 U.S.C. 2277a-7, 2277a-8); 5 U.S.C. app. 3, 5 U.S.C. 552a.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 53084, Oct. 21, 1994, unless otherwise noted.