<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id702928a8-b854-11e9-b72c-a5fb66e51517" identifier="/us/usc/t31/s5322"><num value="5322">§ 5322.</num><heading> Criminal penalties</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="id702928a9-b854-11e9-b72c-a5fb66e51517" identifier="/us/usc/t31/s5322/a"><num value="a">(a)</num><content> A person willfully violating this subchapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this subchapter (except section 5315 or 5324 of this title or a regulation prescribed under section 5315 or 5324), or willfully violating a regulation prescribed under section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or <ref href="/us/pl/91/508/s123">section 123 of Public Law 91–508</ref>, shall be fined not more than $250,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="id702928aa-b854-11e9-b72c-a5fb66e51517" identifier="/us/usc/t31/s5322/b"><num value="b">(b)</num><content> A person willfully violating this subchapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this subchapter (except section 5315 or 5324 of this title or a regulation prescribed under section 5315 or 5324), or willfully violating a regulation prescribed under section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or <ref href="/us/pl/91/508/s123">section 123 of Public Law 91–508</ref>, while violating another law of the United States or as part of a pattern of any illegal activity involving more than $100,000 in a 12-month period, shall be fined not more than $500,000, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="id702928ab-b854-11e9-b72c-a5fb66e51517" identifier="/us/usc/t31/s5322/c"><num value="c">(c)</num><content> For a violation of <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5318/a/2">section 5318(a)(2) of this title</ref> or a regulation prescribed under section 5318(a)(2), a separate violation occurs for each day the violation continues and at each office, branch, or place of business at which a violation occurs or continues.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="id702928ac-b854-11e9-b72c-a5fb66e51517" identifier="/us/usc/t31/s5322/d"><num value="d">(d)</num><content> A financial institution or agency that violates any provision of subsection (i) or (j) of section 5318, or any special measures imposed under section 5318A, or any regulation prescribed under subsection (i) or (j) of section 5318 or section 5318A, shall be fined in an amount equal to not less than 2 times the amount of the transaction, but not more than $1,000,000.</content>
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<sourceCredit id="id702928ad-b854-11e9-b72c-a5fb66e51517">(<ref href="/us/pl/97/258">Pub. L. 97–258</ref>, <date date="1982-09-13">Sept. 13, 1982</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/96/1000">96 Stat. 1000</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/98/473/tII/s901/b">Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 901(b)</ref>, <date date="1984-10-12">Oct. 12, 1984</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/98/2135">98 Stat. 2135</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/99/570/tI">Pub. L. 99–570, title I</ref>, §§ 1356(c)(1), 1357(g), <date date="1986-10-27">Oct. 27, 1986</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/100/3207-24">100 Stat. 3207–24</ref>, 3207–26; <ref href="/us/pl/102/550/tXV/s1504/d/2">Pub. L. 102–550, title XV, § 1504(d)(2)</ref>, <date date="1992-10-28">Oct. 28, 1992</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/106/4055">106 Stat. 4055</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/103/325/tIV/s411/c/1">Pub. L. 103–325, title IV, § 411(c)(1)</ref>, <date date="1994-09-23">Sept. 23, 1994</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/108/2253">108 Stat. 2253</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/107/56/tIII">Pub. L. 107–56, title III</ref>, §§ 353(b), 363(b), <date date="2001-10-26">Oct. 26, 2001</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/115/323">115 Stat. 323</ref>, 332.)</sourceCredit>
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<p style=""><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Historical and Revision Notes</span></p></th>
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<th style="min-width: 38.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:1px solid black;"><p style=" text-align:center;"><i>Revised Section</i></p></th><th style="width:68.0pt ; max-width:68.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black;"><p style=" text-align:center;"><i>Source (U.S. Code)</i></p></th><th style="width:100.0pt ; max-width:100.0pt; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; border-left:1px solid black;"><p style=" text-align:center;"><i>Source (Statutes at Large)</i></p></th></tr>
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<tr style="border-top:1px solid black; -uslm-lc:I01;"><td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:1px solid black; padding-right:2pt;"><p style=" text-align:left; text-indent: -1em; padding-left:1em;" class="leaders"><span>5322(a)</span></p></td><td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; padding-right:2pt; padding-left: 2pt;"><p style=" text-align:left; text-indent: -1em; padding-left:1em;">31:1058.</p></td><td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; padding-left: 2pt;"><p style=" text-align:left; text-indent: -1em; padding-left:1em;"><span class="date">Oct. 26, 1970</span>, <a href="/us/pl/91/508">Pub. L. 91–508</a>, §§ 205(b)(last sentence related to criminal penalties), 209, 210, <a href="/us/stat/84/1120">84 Stat. 1120</a>, 1121.</p></td></tr>
<tr style="-uslm-lc:I01;"><td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:1px solid black; padding-right:2pt;"><p style=" text-align:left; text-indent: -1em; padding-left:1em;" class="leaders"><span>5322(b)</span></p></td><td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; padding-right:2pt; padding-left: 2pt;"><p style=" text-align:left; text-indent: -1em; padding-left:1em;">31:1059.</p></td><td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; padding-left: 2pt;"/></tr>
<tr style="-uslm-lc:I01;"><td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:1px solid black; padding-right:2pt;"><p style=" text-align:left; text-indent: -1em; padding-left:1em;" class="leaders"><span>5322(c)</span></p></td><td style=" text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; padding-right:2pt; padding-left: 2pt;"><p style=" text-align:left; text-indent: -1em; padding-left:1em;">31:1054(b)(last sentence related to criminal penalties).</p></td><td style=" text-align:right; vertical-align:top; border-left:1px solid black; padding-left: 2pt;"/></tr>
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<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">In subsections (a) and (b), the words “(except <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5315">section 5315 of this title</ref> or a regulation prescribed under section 5315)” are added because 31:1141–1143 was not enacted as part of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act that is restated in the subchapter.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">In subsection (a), the word “prescribed” is added for consistency.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">In subsection (b), the words “or a regulation prescribed under this subchapter” are added because of the restatement. The words “committed” and “the commission of” are omitted as surplus. The words “United States” are substituted for “Federal” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">In subsection (c), the words “the purposes of both civil and criminal penalties for” are omitted because of the restatement. The word “separate” before “office” is omitted as surplus.</p>
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<heading class="centered smallCaps">References in Text</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is classified to <ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1829b">section 1829b of Title 12</ref>, Banks and Banking.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/91/508/s123">Section 123 of Public Law 91–508</ref>, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is classified to <ref href="/us/usc/t12/s1953">section 1953 of Title 12</ref>, Banks and Banking.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="amendments" id="id70294fc2-b854-11e9-b72c-a5fb66e51517"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Amendments</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2001—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/107/56/s353/b/1">Pub. L. 107–56, § 353(b)(1)</ref>, inserted “or order issued” after “willfully violating this subchapter or a regulation prescribed” and “, or willfully violating a regulation prescribed under section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or <ref href="/us/pl/91/508/s123">section 123 of Public Law 91–508</ref>,” after “under section 5315 or 5324)”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (b). <ref href="/us/pl/107/56/s353/b/2">Pub. L. 107–56, § 353(b)(2)</ref>, inserted “or order issued” after “willfully violating this subchapter or a regulation prescribed” and “or willfully violating a regulation prescribed under section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or <ref href="/us/pl/91/508/s123">section 123 of Public Law 91–508</ref>,” after “under section 5315 or 5324),”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (d). <ref href="/us/pl/107/56/s363/b">Pub. L. 107–56, § 363(b)</ref>, added subsec. (d).</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1994—Subsecs. (a), (b). <ref href="/us/pl/103/325">Pub. L. 103–325</ref> inserted “or 5324” after “section 5315” wherever appearing.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1992—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/102/550">Pub. L. 102–550</ref> substituted “imprisoned for” for “imprisonment”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1986—Subsec. (b). <ref href="/us/pl/99/570/s1357/g">Pub. L. 99–570, § 1357(g)</ref>, substituted “any illegal activity involving” for “illegal activity involving transactions of” and “10 years” for “5 years”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (c). <ref href="/us/pl/99/570/s1356/c/1">Pub. L. 99–570, § 1356(c)(1)</ref>, substituted “5318(a)(2)” for “5318(2)” in two places.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1984—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/98/473">Pub. L. 98–473</ref>, which directed the substitution of “$250,000, or imprisonment not more than five years, or both” for “$1,000, or imprisonment not more than one year, or both”, was executed by substituting the quoted wording for “$1,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="id70294fc3-b854-11e9-b72c-a5fb66e51517"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1986 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/99/570/s1357/g">section 1357(g) of Pub. L. 99–570</ref> applicable with respect to violations committed after <date date="1986-10-27">Oct. 27, 1986</date>, see <ref href="/us/pl/99/570/s1364/c">section 1364(c) of Pub. L. 99–570</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href="/us/usc/t31/s5321">section 5321 of this title</ref>.</p>
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