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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 53— MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS · Subchapter D— Penalties and Forfeitures · § 5871

§ 5871. Penalties

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Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, or be imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 201, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1234; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 227, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2030.)
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  • Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 201
  • 82 Stat. 1234
  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 227
  • 98 Stat. 2030
  • act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
  • 68A Stat. 729
  • Pub. L. 90–618
  • Pub. L. 98–473
  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 235(a)(1)(B)(ii)(IV)
  • 98 Stat. 2032
  • section 227 of Pub. L. 98–473
  • section 207(a) of Pub. L. 90–618
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 201
Stat.82 Stat. 1234
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 227
Stat.98 Stat. 2030
Actact Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
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