12 USC § 1957 - Additional criminal penalty in certain cases

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s1957"
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title: "12 USC § 1957 - Additional criminal penalty in certain cases"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "1957"
section_name: "Additional criminal penalty in certain cases"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "FINANCIAL RECORDKEEPING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–508, title I, § 127, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 102–550, title XV, § 1535(c)(2), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4067.)"
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# 1 Additional criminal penalty in certain cases

See References in Text note below.

section 1829b of this title[^1]

Whoever willfully violates, or willfully causes a violation of any regulation under this chapter, , or section 1730d  of this title, where the violation is committed in furtherance of the commission of any violation of Federal law punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–508, title I, § 127, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 102–550, title XV, § 1535(c)(2), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4067.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, was repealed by , , .

### Amendments

1992— inserted “, or willfully causes a violation of” after “Whoever willfully violates”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on first day of seventh calendar month which begins after , except that the Secretary of the Treasury may, by regulation, provide that this section be effective on any date not earlier than the publication of such regulations in the Federal Register and not later than first day of thirteenth calendar month which begins after , see section 401(a), (b) of , set out as a note under .