30 USC § 1294 - Penalty

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s1294"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "30 USC § 1294 - Penalty"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "1294"
section_name: "Penalty"
chapter_number: 25
chapter_name: "SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 704, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 520.)"
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# § 1294. Penalty

Any person who shall, except as permitted by law, willfully resist, prevent, impede, or interfere with the Secretary or any of his agents in the performance of duties pursuant to this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 704, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 520.)

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also amended , Crimes and Criminal Procedure.