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Title 32: National Defense
Subtitle A: Department of Defense (Continued)
CHAPTER I: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
SUBCHAPTER O: PRIVACY PROGRAM
PART 310: DoD PRIVACY PROGRAM
Subpart K: Privacy Act Enforcement Actions
310.103 - Criminal penalties.
(a) The Act also provides for criminal penalties (see 5 U.S.C. 552a(i). Any official or employee may be found guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000 if he or she willfully:
(1) Discloses personal information to anyone not entitled to receive the information (see subpart E); or
(2) Maintains a system of records without publishing the required public notice in the Federal Register (see subpart G).
(b) A person who requests or obtains access to any record concerning another individual under false pretenses may be found guilty of misdemeanor and fined up to $5,000.
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