43 CFR § 3809.701 - What happens if I make false statements to BLM?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3809.701"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3809.701 - What happens if I make false statements to BLM?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3809.701"
section_name: "What happens if I make false statements to BLM?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3800"
part_name: "MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 3101 30 U.S.C. 22-42, 181 301-306, 351-359, and 601 31 U.S.C. 9701; 40 U.S.C. 471 42 U.S.C. 6508; 43 U.S.C. 1701 and Pub. L. No. 97-35, 95 Stat. 357."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 13974, Mar. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3800"
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# 3809.701 What happens if I make false statements to BLM?
Under Federal statute (18 U.S.C. 1001), you are subject to arrest and trial before a United States District Court if, in any matter under this subpart, you knowingly and willfully falsify, conceal, or cover up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact, or make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations, or make or use any false writings or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry. If you are convicted, you will be subject to a fine of not more than $250,000 or the alternative fine provided for in the applicable provisions of 18 U.S.C. 3571 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.