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Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL (§§ 801 - 971)
Subchapter I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 801 - 904)
Part D - Offenses and Penalties (§§ 841 - 865)
Section 855 - Alternative fine
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT Part D - Offenses and Penalties Sec. 855 - Alternative fine |
| Contains | section 855 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-513, title II, §415, as added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, §2302, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2193. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 98 Stat. 2193 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 91-513, Public Law 98-473 |
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Alternative fine - 21 U.S.C. § 855 (2013)
§855. Alternative fine
In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by this part, a defendant who derives profits or other proceeds from an offense may be fined not more than twice the gross profits or other proceeds.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, §415, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §2302, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2193.)
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