YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW - The American Community Survey

The American Community Survey ^ | 7-30-05 | US Government

[ctdonath2]

I can’t find an official statement of the increase to $5000. Online copies of US code, referenced at us.gov, still only mention the $100 fine.

[ctdonath2]

As with the answers to other census questionnaires, federal law guarantees the confidentiality of ACS responses. Every person with access to the answers takes an oath to protect their confidentiality. Violating this law is a federal crime with maximum penalties of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

... and minimum penalties of nothing at all.

The '08 Black Panther voter intimidation case comes to mind: irrefutable evidence of a federal crime, default verdict of guilt achieved, charges dropped without comment.

[ctdonath2]

Nothing about lying, so lie.

Not quite. $500 fine for lying.

13 USC Sec. 221 01/05/2009 TITLE 13 - CENSUS CHAPTER 7 - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER PERSONS Sec. 221. Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers (b) 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.

[ColdWater]

I don't think congress has any constitutional authority to have the census drones ask more than the number of residents in a structure

That's a problem. How do you count 15 illegals in one house?

[CholeraJoe]

How do you count 15 illegals in one house?

Count teeth and divide by 8?

[ctdonath2]

Great. NOW I realize this thread started in 2005. Oh well, same issues arise again this year...