§ 70i. — Criminal penalty.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC70i]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 2--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND
PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION
SUBCHAPTER V--TEXTILE FIBER PRODUCTS IDENTIFICATION
Sec. 70i. Criminal penalty
(a) Any person who willfully does an act which by section 70a, 70c,
70d, 70g, or 70h(b) of this title is declared to be unlawful shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than
$5,000 or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both, in the
discretion of the court: Provided, That nothing in this section shall
limit any other provision of this subchapter.
(b) Whenever the Commission has reason to believe that any person is
guilty of a misdemeanor under this section, it may certify all pertinent
facts to the Attorney General. If, on the basis of the facts certified,
the Attorney General concurs in such belief, it shall be his duty to
cause appropriate proceedings to be brought for the enforcement of the
provisions of this section against such person.
(Pub. L. 85-897, Sec. 11, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1723.)
