10 CFR § 1014.11 - Penalties.

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title: "10 CFR § 1014.11 - Penalties."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1014.11"
section_name: "Penalties."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1014"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 1(a), 80 Stat. 306, (28 U.S.C. 2672); 28 CFR part 14; sec. 644, Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 599, (42 U.S.C. 7254)."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 7768, Feb. 4, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1014.11 Penalties.

A person who files a false claim or makes a false or fraudulent statement in a claim against the United States may be liable to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both (18 U.S.C. 1001), and, in addtion, to a forfeiture of $2,000 and a penalty of double the loss or damage sustained by the United States (31 U.S.C 231).