10 CFR § 1017.30 - Criminal penalty.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s1017.30"
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title: "10 CFR § 1017.30 - Criminal penalty."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1017.30"
section_name: "Criminal penalty."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1017"
part_name: "IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF UNCLASSIFIED CONTROLLED NUCLEAR INFORMATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7101  50 U.S.C. 2401  42 U.S.C. 2168; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 32641, June 10, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1017.30 Criminal penalty.

Any person who violates section 148 of the Atomic Energy Act or any regulation or order of the Secretary issued under section 148 of the Atomic Energy Act, including these regulations, may be subject to a criminal penalty under section 223 of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2273). In such case, the Secretary shall refer the matter to the Attorney General for investigation and possible prosecution.

[73 FR 32641, June 10, 2008, as amended at 81 FR 41796, June 28, 2016; 81 FR 96353, Dec. 30, 2016]