50 U.S.C. § 1827 : US Code - Section 1827: Penalties

Search 50 U.S.C. § 1827 : US Code - Section 1827: Penalties

(a) Prohibited activities
A person is guilty of an offense if he intentionally -
(1) under color of law for the purpose of obtaining foreign
intelligence information, executes a physical search within the
United States except as authorized by statute; or
(2) discloses or uses information obtained under color of law
by physical search within the United States, knowing or having
reason to know that the information was obtained through physical
search not authorized by statute, for the purpose of obtaining
intelligence information.
(b) Defense
It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) of this
section that the defendant was a law enforcement or investigative
officer engaged in the course of his official duties and the
physical search was authorized by and conducted pursuant to a
search warrant or court order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) Fine or imprisonment
An offense described in this section is punishable by a fine of
not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years,
or both.
(d) Federal jurisdiction
There is Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section
if the person committing the offense was an officer or employee of
the United States at the time the offense was committed.