12 CFR § 796.5 - What are the penalties for violating these special post-employment restrictions?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s796.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 796.5 - What are the penalties for violating these special post-employment restrictions?"
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "796.5"
section_name: "What are the penalties for violating these special post-employment restrictions?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "796"
part_name: "POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN NCUA EXAMINERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 1786(w)."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 72703, Dec. 7, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "796"
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# 796.5 What are the penalties for violating these special post-employment restrictions?
(a) *Penalties under section 1786(w)(5) of the Act.* An NCUA senior examiner who violates the post-employment restrictions set forth in § 796.3 can be:
(1) Removed from participating in the affairs of the relevant credit union and prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured credit union for a period of up to five years; and, alternatively, or in addition,
(2) Assessed a civil monetary penalty up to the amount specified in § 747.1001 of this chapter.
(b) *Other penalties.* The penalties in paragraph (a) of this section are not exclusive, and a senior examiner who violates the restrictions in § 796.3 also may be subject to other administrative, civil, and criminal remedies and penalties as provided in law.
[70 FR 72703, Dec. 7, 2005, as amended at 80 FR 57289, Sept. 23, 2015]