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U.S.S.G. §2N1.2
Providing False Information or Threatening to Tamper with Consumer Products
(a) Base Offense Level: 16
(b) Cross Reference
(1) If the offense involved extortion, apply §2B3.2 (Extortion by Force or
Threat of Injury or Serious Damage).
Commentary
Statutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. § 1365(c), (d).
History
Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1990 (amendment 339); November 1, 2025 (amendment 836).
Provenance
- Source
- ussc.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- ussg-2025
- Content hash
b7892c8c445e5fd3e6f94e84969505d0e37c05165a63beca4f884239064f152d
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