---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3601.72"
title: "43"
number: "3601.72"
heading: "What are the consequences of unauthorized use?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3601.72"
---

# §3601.72. What are the consequences of unauthorized use?


Unauthorized users are liable for damages to the United States, and are subject to prosecution for such unlawful acts (see [subpart 9239](/cfr/43/subpart9239.md) of this chapter).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1701 et seq.; Sec. 2, Act of September 28, 1962 (Pub. L. 87-713, 76 Stat. 652).

### Source

Source: 66 FR 58901, Nov. 23, 2001, unless otherwise noted.