15 CFR § 791.320 - Administrative collection; referral to United States Department of Justice.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s791.320"
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title: "15 CFR § 791.320 - Administrative collection; referral to United States Department of Justice."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "791.320"
section_name: "Administrative collection; referral to United States Department of Justice."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES REGULATIONS"
part_number: "791"
part_name: "SECURING THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES SUPPLY CHAIN"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "50 U.S.C. 1701  50 U.S.C. 1601  E.O. 13873, 84 FR 22689; E.O. 14034, 86 FR 31423"
regulatory_source: "86 FR 4923, Jan. 19, 2021, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 89 FR 58265, July 18, 2024."
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# 791.320 Administrative collection; referral to United States Department of Justice.

In the event that the violator does not pay the penalty imposed pursuant to this subpart or make payment arrangements acceptable to BIS, the matter may be referred for administrative collection measures by the United States Department of the Treasury or to the United States Department of Justice for appropriate action to recover the penalty in a civil suit in a Federal district court.