27 USC § 218 - Civil penalties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t27/s218"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "27 USC § 218 - Civil penalties"
title_number: 27
title_name: "INTOXICATING LIQUORS"
section_number: "218"
section_name: "Civil penalties"
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ALCOHOL ADMINISTRATION ACT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LABELING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-12-12"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 814, title II, § 207, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VIII, § 8001(a)(3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4520.)"
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# § 218. Civil penalties

Any person who violates the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000, and each day shall constitute a separate offense.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 814, title II, § 207, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VIII, § 8001(a)(3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4520.)