Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 21, 2024

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Sep 06, 2024
§ 3830.9 - What will happen if I file a document with BLM that I know contains false, erroneous, or fictitious information or statements?

If you file a document that you know contains false, erroneous, or fictitious information or statements, you may be subject to criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 43 U.S.C. 1212. The maximum penalty is 5 years in prison and/or a fine of $250,000.

authority: 18 U.S.C 1001, 3571; 30 U.S.C. 22,28,28k,242,611; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 2,1201,1212,1457,1474,1740,1744; 115 Stat. 414; Pub. L. 112-74, 125 Stat. 786
source: 68 FR 61064, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 3830.9