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U.S.CodeTitle18PartIIChapter227SubchapterC3571

18U.S.Code3571Sentenceoffine
CurrentthroughPub.L.11438.(SeePublicLawsforthecurrentCongress.)

(a)I G .
Adefendantwhohasbeenfoundguiltyofanoffensemaybesentencedtopayafine.

(b)F I .Exceptasprovidedinsubsection(e)ofthissection,anindividualwhohasbeenfoundguiltyofanoffensemaybefinednotmorethanthe
greatestof

(1)theamountspecifiedinthelawsettingforththeoffense

(2)theapplicableamountundersubsection(d)ofthissection

(3)forafelony,notmorethan$250,000

(4)foramisdemeanorresultingindeath,notmorethan$250,000

(5)foraClassAmisdemeanorthatdoesnotresultindeath,notmorethan$100,000

(6)foraClassBorCmisdemeanorthatdoesnotresultindeath,notmorethan$5,000or

(7)foraninfraction,notmorethan$5,000.

(c)F O .Exceptasprovidedinsubsection(e)ofthissection,anorganizationthathasbeenfoundguiltyofanoffensemaybefinednotmorethan
thegreatestof

(1)theamountspecifiedinthelawsettingforththeoffense

(2)theapplicableamountundersubsection(d)ofthissection

(3)forafelony,notmorethan$500,000

(4)foramisdemeanorresultingindeath,notmorethan$500,000

(5)foraClassAmisdemeanorthatdoesnotresultindeath,notmorethan$200,000

(6)foraClassBorCmisdemeanorthatdoesnotresultindeath,notmorethan$10,000and

(7)foraninfraction,notmorethan$10,000.

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(d)A F B G L .
Ifanypersonderivespecuniarygainfromtheoffense,oriftheoffenseresultsinpecuniarylosstoapersonotherthanthedefendant,thedefendantmaybefinednotmore
thanthegreateroftwicethegrossgainortwicethegrossloss,unlessimpositionofafineunderthissubsectionwouldundulycomplicateorprolongthesentencing
process.

(e)S R L F S S P .
Ifalawsettingforthanoffensespecifiesnofineorafinethatislowerthanthefineotherwiseapplicableunderthissectionandsuchlaw,byspecificreference,exemptsthe
offensefromtheapplicabilityofthefineotherwiseapplicableunderthissection,thedefendantmaynotbefinedmorethantheamountspecifiedinthelawsettingforththe
offense.

(AddedPub.L.98473,titleII,212(a)(2),Oct.12,1984,98Stat.1995amendedPub.L.100185,6,Dec.11,1987,101Stat.1280.)

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