criminal sanctions

criminal sanctions Sec. 501. (a) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates this Act or any regulation under this Act shall be fined not more than $1,000 or sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Upon conviction for any subsequent violation of this Act or any regulation under this Act, the defendant shall be fined not more than $10,000 or sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed three years, or both. (b) If a farm labor contractor who commits a violation of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 274A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act has been refused issuance or renewal of, or has failed to obtain, a certificate of registration or is a farm labor contractor whose certificate has been suspended or revoked, the contractor shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000 or sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed three years, or both. [29 U.S.C. 1851] Enacted January 14, 1983, P.L. 97–470, title V, sec. 501, 96 Stat. 2596; amended November 6, 1986, P.L. 99–603, sec. 101(b)(1)(D), 100 Stat. 3372.