---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 550.1480"
title: "30"
number: "550.1480"
heading: "May the United States criminally prosecute me for violations under Federal oil and gas leases?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/550.1480"
---

# §550.1480. May the United States criminally prosecute me for violations under Federal oil and gas leases?


If you commit an act for which a civil penalty is provided at [30 U.S.C. 1719(d)](/usc/30/1719.md?p=d) and [§ 550.1460(b)](/cfr/30/550.1460.md?p=b), the United States may pursue criminal penalties as provided at [30 U.S.C. 1720](/usc/30/1720.md), in addition to any authority for prosecution under other statutes.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.