Sec. 95.421  (CB Rule 21) What are the penalties for violating these 
          rules?

    (a) If the FCC finds that you have willfully or repeatedly violated 
the Communications Act or the FCC Rules, you may have to pay as much as 
$10,000 for each violation, up to a total of $75,000. (See section 
503(b) of the Communications Act.)
    (b) If the FCC finds that you have violated any section of the 
Communications Act or the FCC Rules, you may be ordered to stop whatever 
action caused the violation. (See section 312(b) of the Communications 
Act.)
    (c) If a Federal court finds that you have willfully and knowingly 
violated any FCC Rule, you may be fined up to $500 for each day you 
committed the violation. (See section 502 of the Communications Act.)
    (d) If a Federal court finds that you have willfully and knowingly 
violated any provision of the Communications Act, you may be fined up to 
$10,000 or you may be imprisoned for one year, or both. (See section 501 
of the Communications Act.)
[ 48 FR 24894 , June 3, 1983, as amended at  57 FR 40343 , Sept. 3, 1992]