---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 1101.16"
title: "22"
number: "1101.16"
heading: "Criminal penalties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/1101.16"
---

# §1101.16. Criminal penalties.

- (a) Under the provisions of the Act, it is a Federal crime for any person to knowingly and willfully request or obtain information from a Federal agency, including this Section, by false pretenses.
- (b) **It is also a crime for any officer or employee of the Section to knowingly and willfully—**
  - (1) Make an unauthorized disclosure; or
  - (2) Fail to publish public notice of a system of records as required by [5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=e-4).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a).

### Source

Source: 57 FR 24945, June 12, 1992, unless otherwise noted.