---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 55.23"
title: "28"
number: "55.23"
heading: "Enforcement by the Attorney General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/55.23"
---

# §55.23. Enforcement by the Attorney General.

- (a) The Attorney General is authorized to bring civil actions for appropriate relief against violations of the Act's provisions, including [section 4](/cfr/28/4.md) and [section 203](/cfr/28/203.md). See sections [12(d)](/cfr/28/12.md?p=d) and [204](/cfr/28/204.md).
- (b) Also, certain violations may be subject to criminal sanctions. See sections [12(a)](/cfr/28/12.md?p=a) and [(c)](/cfr/28/12.md?p=c) and [205](/cfr/28/205.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[Order No. 655-76, 41 FR 29998, July 20, 1976, as amended by Order No. 3291-2011, 76 FR 54112, Aug. 31, 2011]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 42 U.S.C. 1973b, 1973j(d), 1973aa-la, 1973aa-2.

### Source

Source: Order No. 655-76, 41 FR 29998, July 20, 1976, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Order No. 655-76, 41 FR 29998, July 20, 1976, as amended by Order No. 3291-2011, 76 FR 54112, Aug. 31, 2011]