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title: "30 U.S.C. § 941"
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# 30 U.S.C. § 941 - Penalty for false statements or representations
## Text
Any person who willfully makes any false or misleading statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(Pub. L. 91173, title IV, § 431, as added Pub. L. 92303, § 6, May 19, 1972, 86 Stat. 156; amended Pub. L. 95239, § 12(a), Mar. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 101.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1978—Pub. L. 95239 substituted provisions setting the penalty for making false or misleading statements or representations for the purpose of obtaining benefits or payments for provisions relating to the Secretarys duty to disseminate to all persons who filed claims under this subchapter prior to May 19, 1972, information on the review provisions under the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95239 effective Mar. 1, 1978, see section 20(a) of Pub. L. 95239, set out as a note under section 901 of this title.