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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 2E— OMNIBUS SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL FORMATION · SUBCHAPTER II— INVESTMENT ADVISERS · § 80b–17

§ 80b–17. Penalties

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Any person who willfully violates any provision of this subchapter, or any rule, regulation, or order promulgated by the Commission under authority thereof, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. ( Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686 , title II, § 217, 54 Stat. 857 ; Pub. L. 86–750, § 15 , Sept. 13, 1960 , 74 Stat. 888 ; Pub. L. 94–29, § 27(f) , June 4, 1975 , 89 Stat. 163 .)
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  • 54 Stat. 857
  • Pub. L. 86-750
  • 74 Stat. 888
  • Pub. L. 94-29
  • 89 Stat. 163
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§ 80b–17
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