26-U.S.C.-7213A
§7213A – Unauthorized Inspection of Returns Or Return Information
Pathway
Title 26 > Subtitle F > Chapter 75 > Subchapter A > Part I > Section 7213A
Details
- Reference: Section 7213A
- Legend: §7213A – Unauthorized Inspection of Returns Or Return Information
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Prohibitions
(1) Federal employees and other persons
It shall be unlawful for—
(A) any officer or employee of the United States, or
(B) any person described in subsection (l)(18) or (n) of section 6103 or an officer or employee of any such person,
willfully to inspect, except as authorized in this title, any return or return information.
(2) State and other employees
It shall be unlawful for any person (not described in paragraph (1)) willfully to inspect, except as authorized in this title, any return or return information acquired by such person or another person under a provision of section 6103 referred to in section 7213(a)(2) or under section 6104(c).
(b) Penalty
(1) In general
Any violation of subsection (a) shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
(2) Federal officers or employees
An officer or employee of the United States who is convicted of any violation of subsection (a) shall, in addition to any other punishment, be dismissed from office or discharged from employment.
(c) Definitions
For purposes of this section, the terms inspect, return, and return information have the respective meanings given such terms by section 6103(b).
(Added Pub. L. 105–35, §2(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1104; amended Pub. L. 107–210, div. A, title II, §202(b)(3), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 961; Pub. L. 109–280, title XII, §1224(b)(6), Aug. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 1093.)
Amendments
2006—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–280, which directed insertion of or under section 6104(c) after 7213(a)(2) in subsec. (a)(2) of section 7213A, without specifying the act to be amended, was executed by making the insertion in subsec. (a)(2) of this section, which is section 7213A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
2002—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 107–210 substituted subsection (l)(18) or (n) of section 6103 for section 6103(n).
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–280 effective Aug. 17, 2006, but not applicable to requests made before such date, see section 1224(c) of Pub. L. 109–280, set out as a note under section 6103 of this title.
Effective Date
Section applicable to violations occurring on and after Aug. 5, 1997, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 105–35, set out as an Effective Date of 1997 Amendment note under section 7213 of this title.
Construction of 2002 Amendment
Nothing in amendment by Pub. L. 107–210, other than provisions relating to COBRA continuation coverage and reporting requirements, to be construed as creating new mandate on any party regarding health insurance coverage, see section 203(f) of Pub. L. 107–210, set out as a note under section 2918 of Title 29, Labor.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
Chapter 74 – Closing Agreements and Compromises in the Legal Encyclopedia: Tax Administration
In this entry about Chapter 74 – Closing Agreements and Compromises, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to tax administration in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States tax administration-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
Leave a Reply