Any person, other than an officer or employee of the United States, or a person exercising inspection functions under a State plan pursuant to section 5422 of this title, who knowingly and willfully fails to report a violation of any construction or safety standard established under section 5403 of this title may be fined up to $1,000 or imprisoned for up to one year, or both.
42 U.S.C. § 5420
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective upon the expiration of 180 days following Aug. 22, 1974, see section 627 of Pub. L. 93-383 set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.
- State
- "State" includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, and American Samoa;