[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 20CFR498.103]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 498_CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDED EXCLUSIONS
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Sec. 498.103  Amount of penalty.

    (a) Under Sec. 498.102(a), the Office of the Inspector General may 
impose a penalty of not more than $5,000 for each false statement or 
representation.
    (b) Under section Sec. 498.102(b), the Office of the Inspector 
General may impose a penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation 
resulting from the misuse of Social Security Administration program 
words, letters, symbols, or emblems relating to printed media, and a 
penalty of not more than $25,000 in the case of such misuse related to a 
broadcast or telecast.
    (c) For purposes of paragraph (b) of this section, a violation is 
defined as--
    (1) In the case of a direct mailing solicitation or advertisement, 
each separate piece of mail which contains one or more program words, 
letters, symbols, or emblems related to a determination under Sec. 
498.102(b); and
    (2) In the case of a broadcast or telecast, each airing of a single 
commercial or solicitation related to a determination under Sec. 
498.102(b).

[60 FR 58226, Nov. 27, 1995, as amended at 61 FR 18080, Apr. 24, 1996]