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§ 77x. Penalties

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§ 77x.

Penalties

Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this subchapter, or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission under authority thereof, or any person who willfully, in a registration statement filed under this subchapter, makes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, shall upon conviction be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Source(May 27, 1933, ch. 38, title I, § 24, 48 Stat. 87; Pub. L. 94–29, § 27(a),
June 4, 1975
, 89 Stat. 163.)
Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1975—Pub. L. 94–29 substituted “$10,000” for “$5,000”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 94–29 effective
June 4, 1975
, see section 31(a) of Pub. L. 94–29, set out as a note under section 78b of this title.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of Securities and Exchange Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 10 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff.
May 24, 1950
, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1265, set out under section 78d of this title.

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