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1429

Compromise of Civil Penalty—18 U.S.C. § 35(a)

Because there is no statutory authority to compromise civil penalties imposed under 18 U.S.C. § 35(a), consent judgments should be used for disposition of the case without trial.

[cited in USAM 9-63.200; USAM 9-63.251]