20 CFR § 422.108 - Criminal penalties.

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title: "20 CFR § 422.108 - Criminal penalties."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
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section_name: "Criminal penalties."
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "422"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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# 422.108 Criminal penalties.

A person may be subject to criminal penalties for furnishing false information in connection with earnings records or for wrongful use or misrepresentation in connection with social security numbers, pursuant to section 208 of the Social Security Act and sections of title 18 U.S.C. (42 U.S.C. 408; 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 1546).

[39 FR 10242, Mar. 19, 1974]