10 CFR § 1707.401 - Penalties.

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title: "10 CFR § 1707.401 - Penalties."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1707.401"
section_name: "Penalties."
chapter_name: "DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD"
part_number: "1707"
part_name: "TESTIMONY BY DNFSB EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2286b(c); 44 U.S.C. 3101-3107, 3301-3303a, 3308-3314."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 66715, Dec. 27, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1707.401 Penalties.

(a) An employee who discloses official records or information or gives testimony relating to official information, except as expressly authorized by DNFSB or as ordered by a Federal court after DNFSB has had the opportunity to be heard, may face the penalties provided in 18 U.S.C. 641 and other applicable laws. Additionally, former DNFSB employees are subject to the restrictions and penalties of 18 U.S.C. 207 and 216.

(b) A current DNFSB employee who testifies or produces official records and information in violation of this part shall be subject to disciplinary action.