Penalty for the misuse of words, symbols, or emblems in a broadcast or telecast in a manner in which a person could falsely construe that such item is approved, endorsed, or authorized by HHS
For Penalty for the misuse of words, symbols, or emblems in a broadcast or telecast in a manner in which a person could falsely construe that such item is approved, endorsed, or authorized by HHS, agency is HHS; statutory authority is 1320b-10(b)(2); maximum penalty is 65,653, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Agency
- HHS our reading
- Violation
- Penalty for the misuse of words, symbols, or emblems in a broadcast or telecast in a manner in which a person could falsely construe that such item is approved, endorsed, or authorized by HHS verified
- Statutory authority
- 1320b-10(b)(2) verified
- Maximum penalty
- 65,653 verified
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What the source says
1320b-10(b)(2) | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/section-1003.610#p-1003.610(a)> 42 CFR 1003.610(a) | OIG | Penalty for the misuse of words, symbols, or emblems in a broadcast or telecast in a manner in which a person could falsely construe that such item is approved, endorsed, or authorized by HHS | 2024 | 63,991 | 65,653
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-102/section-102.3