§ 14944. Enforcement
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(a)Civil penalties Any person who—
(1)violates section 14921 of this title;
(2)makes a false or fraudulent statement, or misrepresentation, with respect to a material fact, or offers, gives, solicits, or accepts inducement by way of compensation, intended to influence or affect in the United States or a foreign country—
(A)a decision by an accrediting entity with respect to the accreditation of an agency or approval of a person under subchapter II;
(B)the relinquishment of parental rights or the giving of parental consent relating to the adoption of a child in a case subject to the Convention; or
(C)a decision or action of any entity performing a central authority function; or
(3)engages another person as an agent, whether in the United States or in a foreign country, who in the course of that agency takes any of the actions described in paragraph
(1)or (2),
shall be subject, in addition to any other penalty that may be prescribed by law, to a civil money penalty of not more than $50,000 for a first violation, and not more than $100,000 for each succeeding violation.
(b)Civil enforcement
(1)Authority of Attorney General The Attorney General may bring a civil action to enforce subsection
(a)against any person in any United States district court.
(2)Factors to be considered in imposing penalties In imposing penalties the court shall consider the gravity of the violation, the degree of culpability of the defendant, and any history of prior violations by the defendant.
(c)Criminal penalties Whoever knowingly and willfully violates paragraph
(1)or
(2)of subsection
(a)shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250,000, imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.
(Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, § 404, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 842.)
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- Public Law 106–279To provide for implementation by the United States of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, and for other purposes
- Public Law 112–276To provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, § 404
- 114 Stat. 842
- Pub. L. 106–279
- 114 Stat. 830
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, § 404
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Stat.114 Stat. 830
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