42 USC § 13262 - Enforcement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s13262"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 13262 - Enforcement"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "13262"
section_name: "Enforcement"
chapter_number: 134
chapter_name: "ENERGY POLICY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "AVAILABILITY AND USE OF REPLACEMENT FUELS, ALTERNATIVE FUELS, AND ALTERNATIVE FUELED PRIVATE VEHICLES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–486, title V, § 512, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2899.)"
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# § 13262. Enforcement

**(a)** **Violation** section 13261 of this title

Whoever violates  shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.

**(b)** **Willful violation** section 13261 of this title

Whoever willfully violates  shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each violation.

**(c)** **Knowing and willful violation following prior violation and penalty** section 13261 of this titlesection 13261 of this title

Any person who knowingly and willfully violates  after having been subjected to a civil penalty for a prior violation of  shall be fined not more than $50,000.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–486, title V, § 512, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2899.)