2016 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 70 - Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards
Sec. 5410 - Civil and criminal penalties

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 5410 (2016)
Section Name §5410. Civil and criminal penalties
Section Text

(a) Whoever violates any provision of section 5409 of this title, or any regulation or final order issued thereunder, shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not to exceed $1,000 for each such violation. Each violation of a provision of section 5409 of this title, or any regulation or order issued thereunder shall constitute, a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required thereby, except that the maximum civil penalty may not exceed $1,000,000 for any related series of violations occurring within one year from the date of the first violation.

(b) An individual or a director, officer, or agent of a corporation who knowingly and willfully violates section 5409 of this title in a manner which threatens the health or safety of any purchaser shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, §611, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 705; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, §308(c)(4), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–399 substituted "manufactured home" for "mobile home".

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 70 - MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS
Sec. 5410 - Civil and criminal penalties
Contains section 5410
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 88 Stat. 705
94 Stat. 1641
Public Law References Public Law 93-383, Public Law 96-399
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