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42 U.S.C. 7524: Civil penalties

Created in 1965 by Public Law 89-272. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 7525, 42 U.S.C. 7545, 42 U.S.C. 7549.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (3).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–549 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "Any person who violates paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section 7522(a) of this title or any manufacturer, dealer, or other person who violates paragraph (3)(A) of section 7522(a) of this title shall be subject t…

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–95 substituted "Any person who violates paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section 7522(a) of this title, or any manufacturer, dealer, or other person who violates paragraph (3)(A) of section 7522(a) of this title" for "Any person who violates paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 7522(a…

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–604 increased the upper limit of the allowable fine from "$1,000" to "$10,000".

    1967

    • Pub. L. 90–148 reenacted section without change.

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.