15 USC § 1338 - Criminal penalty

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1338"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 1338 - Criminal penalty"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1338"
section_name: "Criminal penalty"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–92, § 10, formerly § 9, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 91–222, § 2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered § 10, Pub. L. 98–474, § 5(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203.)"
---


# § 1338. Criminal penalty

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–92, § 10, formerly § 9, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 91–222, § 2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered § 10, Pub. L. 98–474, § 5(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 11 and is classified to .

### Amendments

1970— substituted provisions that violators shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to fine, for provision that if any part of this chapter be held invalid, other provisions thereof shall not be affected. See Separability note set out under .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except where otherwise specified, see , set out in part as a note under .