12 CFR § 266.5 - Criminal penalties.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s266.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 266.5 - Criminal penalties."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "266.5"
section_name: "Criminal penalties."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
part_number: "266"
part_name: "LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES OF FORMER MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE BOARD"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 11(i), Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(i)); 5 U.S.C. 552."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 31672, Nov. 16, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "266"
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# 266.5 Criminal penalties.

Any former member or employee of the Board who engages in actions in contravention of paragraph (a) or (b) of § 266.3 may be subject to criminal penalties for violation of section 207 of the United States Criminal Code (18 U.S.C. 207).