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[CITE: 31USC9308]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                       SUBTITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS
 
                  CHAPTER 93--SURETIES AND SURETY BONDS
 
Sec. 9308. Civil penalty

    A surety corporation is liable to the United States Government for a 
civil penalty of at least $500 but not more than $5,000 for violating 
section 9304, 9305, or 9306 of this title. A civil action under this 
section may be brought in a judicial district in which a civil action 
may be brought against the corporation under section 9307 of this title. 
A penalty imposed under this section does not affect the validity of a 
contract made by the surety corporation.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1049.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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9308.................................  6:13.
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    The section is substituted for 6:13 for clarity and consistency.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 9307 of this title; title 5 
section 8478; title 12 section 1766; title 29 sections 502, 1112, 1363.
