---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 850.216"
title: "31"
number: "850.216"
heading: "Knowledge."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/850.216"
---

# §850.216. Knowledge.


Knowledge of a fact or circumstance (the term may be a variant, such as “know”) means:

- (a) Actual knowledge that a fact or circumstance exists or is substantially certain to occur;
- (b) An awareness of a high probability of a fact or circumstance's existence or future occurrence; or
- (c) **Reason to know of a fact or circumstance's existence.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 14105, 88 FR 54867, 31 U.S.C. 321.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 90462, Nov. 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted.