---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 308.204"
title: "12"
number: "308.204"
heading: "Enforcement of directives."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/308.204"
---

# §308.204. Enforcement of directives.

- (a) **Judicial remedies.** Whenever an FDIC-supervised institution fails to comply with a directive issued under [section 38](/cfr/12/38.md), the FDIC may seek enforcement of the directive in the appropriate United States district court pursuant to section 8(i)(1) of the FDI Act ([12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(1)](/usc/12/1818.md?p=i-1)).
- (b) **Administrative remedies—**
  - (1) **Failure to comply with directive.** Pursuant to section 8(i)(2)(A) of the FDI Act, the FDIC may assess a civil money penalty against any FDIC-supervised institution that violates or otherwise fails to comply with any final directive issued under [section 38](/cfr/12/38.md) and against any institution-affiliated party who participates in such violation or noncompliance.
  - (2) **Failure to implement capital restoration plan.** The failure of an FDIC-supervised institution to implement a capital restoration plan required under [section 38](/cfr/12/38.md), or [subpart H of part 324](/cfr/12/part324-subpartH.md) of this chapter, or the failure of a company having control of an FDIC-supervised institution to fulfill a guarantee of a capital restoration plan made pursuant to section 38(e)(2) of the FDI Act shall subject the FDIC-supervised institution to the assessment of civil money penalties pursuant to [section 8(i)(2)(A)](/cfr/12/8.md?p=i-2-A) of the FDI Act.
- (c) **Other enforcement action.** In addition to the actions described in paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section, the FDIC may seek enforcement of the provisions of [section 38](/cfr/12/38.md) or [subpart H of part 324](/cfr/12/part324-subpartH.md) of this chapter through any other judicial or administrative proceeding authorized by law.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 86 FR 8109, Feb. 3, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 554-557; 12 U.S.C. 93(b), 164, 505, 1464, 1467(d), 1467a, 1468, 1815(e), 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1828, 1829, 1829(b), 1831i, 1831m(g)(4), 1831 o, 1831p-1, 1832(c), 1884(b), 1972, 3102, 3108(a), 3349, 3909, 4717, 5412(b)(2)(C), 5414(b)(3); 15 U.S.C. 78(h) and (i), 78 o (c)(4), 78 o -4(c), 78 o -5, 78q-1, 78s, 78u, 78u-2, 78u-3, 78w, 6801(b), 6805(b)(1); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 330, 5321; 42 U.S.C. 4012a; Pub. L. 104-134, sec. 31001(s), 110 Stat. 1321; Pub. L. 109-351, 120 Stat. 1966; Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376; Pub. L. 114-74, sec. 701, 129 Stat. 584.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 37975, Aug. 9, 1991, unless otherwise noted.