45 CFR § 1159.18 - What are the penalties for obtaining an Endowment record under false pretenses?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1159.18"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1159.18 - What are the penalties for obtaining an Endowment record under false pretenses?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1159.18"
section_name: "What are the penalties for obtaining an Endowment record under false pretenses?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS"
part_number: "1159"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a(f)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 46371, July 28, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1159"
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# 1159.18 What are the penalties for obtaining an Endowment record under false pretenses?
(a) Under 5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3), any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any record concerning an individual from the Endowment under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000.
(b) A person who falsely or fraudulently attempts to obtain records under the Privacy Act may also be subject to prosecution under other statutes, including 18 U.S.C. 494, 495, and 1001.