---identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s2634.703"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "5 CFR § 2634.703 - Misuse of public reports."title_number: 5title_name: "Administrative Personnel"section_number: "2634.703"section_name: "Misuse of public reports."chapter_name: "OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS"subchapter_number: "B"subchapter_name: "GOVERNMENT ETHICS"part_number: "2634"part_name: "EXECUTIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, QUALIFIED TRUSTS, AND CERTIFICATES OF DIVESTITURE"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "5 U.S.C. ch. 131; 26 U.S.C. 1043; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, as amended by sec. 31001, Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 and sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74; Pub. L. 112-105, 126 Stat. 291; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306."regulatory_source: "83 FR 33981, July 18, 2018, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "2634"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t5/s2634.703
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Office of Government Ethics
Authority
5 U.S.C. ch. 131; 26 U.S.C. 1043; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, as amended by sec. 31001, Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 and sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74; Pub. L. 112-105, 126 Stat... 5 U.S.C. ch. 131; 26 U.S.C. 1043; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, as amended by sec. 31001, Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 and sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74; Pub. L. 112-105, 126 Stat. 291; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306.
# 2634.703 Misuse of public reports.(a) The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any person who obtains or uses a report filed under this part for any purpose prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 13107(c)(1), as incorporated in § 2634.603(f). The court in which the action is brought may assess against the person a civil monetary penalty in any amount, not to exceed the amounts set forth in table 1 to this paragraph (a), as provided by 5 U.S.C. 13107(c)(2) and as adjusted in accordance with the inflation adjustment procedures prescribed in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended.Table 1 to § 2634.703(**a**)| Date of violation | Penalty || --- | --- || Violation occurring between Sept. 29, 1999 and Nov. 2, 2015 | $11,000 || Violation occurring after Nov. 2, 2015 | 25,132 |(b) This remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available under statutory or common law.[90 FR 3612, Jan. 15, 2025]