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Code · U.S. Code · Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 92— PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES PRIOR TO CONDITIONAL OFFER · § 9204

§ 9204. Adverse action

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(a)First Violation.— If the Director of the Office of Personnel Management determines, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the record, that an employee of an agency has violated section 9202, the Director shall—
(1)issue to the employee a written warning that includes a description of the violation and the additional penalties that may apply for subsequent violations; and
(2)file such warning in the employee’s official personnel record file.
(b)Subsequent Violations.— If the Director of the Office of Personnel Management determines, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the record, that an employee that was subject to subsection
(a)has committed a subsequent violation of section 9202, the Director may take the following action:
(1)For a second violation, suspension of the employee for a period of not more than 7 days.
(2)For a third violation, suspension of the employee for a period of more than 7 days.
(3)For a fourth violation—
(A)suspension of the employee for a period of more than 7 days; and
(B)a civil penalty against the employee in an amount that is not more than $250.
(4)For a fifth violation—
(A)suspension of the employee for a period of more than 7 days; and
(B)a civil penalty against the employee in an amount that is not more than $500.
(5)For any subsequent violation—
(A)suspension of the employee for a period of more than 7 days; and
(B)a civil penalty against the employee in an amount that is not more than $1,000.
(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XI, § 1122(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1606.)
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