---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 92.14"
title: "31"
number: "92.14"
heading: "Initiation of action."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/92.14"
---

# §92.14. Initiation of action.

- (a) When an employee of the United States Mint learns of or discovers a potential violation of [31 U.S.C. 333](/usc/31/333.md) or this subpart, he or she will refer the matter, with all available evidence, to the assessing official.
- (b) The assessing official will consider relevant factors when determining whether to initiate an action to impose a civil penalty under the procedures in this subpart. Those factors may include, but are not limited to, the following:
  - (1) The scope of the misuse;
  - (2) The purpose and/or nature of the misuse;
  - (3) The extent of the harm caused by the misuse;
  - (4) The circumstances of the misuse;
  - (5) The commercial benefit intended to be derived from the misuse; and
  - (6) **The repeated nature of the misuse.**
- (c) If the assessing official decides to initiate an action to impose a civil penalty under the procedures in this subpart, he or she will, in writing:
  - (1) Appoint an examining official; and
  - (2) Delegate to the examining official the authority to prepare, sign, and serve an Initial Notice of Assessment on behalf of the assessing official.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 72 FR 60776, Oct. 26, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 31 U.S.C. 321 and 333.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 56353, Dec. 16, 1982, unless otherwise noted.