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22 U.S.C. 455: General penalty provisionText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 9-FOREIGN WARS, WAR MATERIALS, AND NEUTRALITY
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§455. General penalty provision

In every case of the violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter or of any rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto where a specific penalty is not provided in this subchapter, such violator or violators, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

( Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 15 , 54 Stat. 11 .)