31 USC § 5366 - Criminal penalties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t31/s5366"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "31 USC § 5366 - Criminal penalties"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "5366"
section_name: "Criminal penalties"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "MONETARY TRANSACTIONS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 109–347, title VIII, § 802(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1961.)"
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# § 5366. Criminal penalties

**(a)** **In General.—** Any person who violates section 5363 shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

**(b)** **Permanent Injunction.—** Upon conviction of a person under this section, the court may enter a permanent injunction enjoining such person from placing, receiving, or otherwise making bets or wagers or sending, receiving, or inviting information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–347, title VIII, § 802(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1961.)