---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 1850.42"
title: "40"
number: "1850.42"
heading: "Penalties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/1850.42"
---

# §1850.42. Penalties.


The criminal penalties which have been established for violations of the Privacy Act of 1974 are set forth in [5 U.S.C. 552a(i)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=i). Penalties are applicable to any officer or employee of the Council; to contractors and employees of such contractors who enter into contracts with the Council, and who are considered to be employees of the Council within the meaning of [5 U.S.C. 552a(m)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=m); and to any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any record concerning an individual from the Council under false pretenses.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(t); 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 552a.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 29451, May 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted.