Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers
United States Code
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- 2024Maureen Murphy v. Gina Raimondo 9th Cir.
- 2023Murphy v. Raimondo W.D. Wash.
- 2020National Urban League v. Wilbur Ross 9th Cir.
- 2019Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce D.C. Cir.
- 2018State v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce S.D.N.Y.
- 2018State v. Ross N.D. Cal.
- 2000Morales v. Daley S.D. Tex.
- 1991Fedorov v. United States D.C.
- 1983State v. Holloway Del. Super. Ct.
- 1982United States v. Wilson V.I. Dist. Ct.
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Whoever, being over eighteen years of age, refuses or willfully neglects, when requested by the Secretary, or by any other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof acting under the instructions of the Secretary or authorized officer, to answer, to the best of his knowledge, any of the questions on any schedule submitted to him in connection with any census or survey provided for by subchapters I, II, IV, and V of chapter 5 of this title, applying to himself or to the family to which he belongs or is related, or to the farm or farms of which he or his family is the occupant, shall be fined not more than $100. Whoever, when answering questions described in subsection (a) of this section, and under the conditions or circumstances described in such subsection, willfully gives any answer that is false, shall be fined not more than $500. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no person shall be compelled to disclose information relative to his religious beliefs or to membership in a religious body. (Source: (Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1023; Pub. L. 85–207, § 15, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 94–521, § 13, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2465.))