§ 16101 General civil penalties
§ 16102 Recordkeeping and reporting violations
§ 16103 Unlawful disclosure of information
§ 16104 Disobedience to subpenas
§ 16105 General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided
§ 16106 Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain individuals
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 49 > Subtitle IV > Part C > Chapter 161 - Civil and Criminal Penalties

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.