---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 49.570"
title: "43"
number: "49.570"
heading: "What happens if a civil penalty is not paid on time?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/49.570"
---

# §49.570. What happens if a civil penalty is not paid on time?

- (a) If the civil penalty is not paid by the required deadlines, the United States may take action to collect the penalty assessed plus interest, attorneys' fees, and collection costs.
- (b) **Failure to pay a civil penalty assessed under this subpart is a debt to the United States.**
- (c) Failure to pay a civil penalty assessed under this subpart may prevent a person from obtaining a future authorization for activities related to paleontological resources on Federal land as well as receiving other future Federal funding or assistance.
- (d) By assessing a civil penalty under this subpart, the United States does not waive the right to pursue other legal or administrative remedies.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470aaa-aaa-11.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 47319, Aug. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted.