Extra exam question E1E09
Subelement E1, COMMISSION RULES· Group E1E · 47 CFR §97.509
What may be the penalty for a VE who fraudulently administers or certifies an examination?
- A.Revocation of the VE’s amateur station license grant and the suspension of the VE’s amateur operator license grant (correct answer)
- B.A fine of up to $1,000 per occurrence
- C.A sentence of up to one year in prison
- D.All these choices are correct
WhyA VE who fraudulently administers or certifies an examination may have their amateur station license grant revoked and their amateur operator license grant suspended. §97.509 authorizes revoking a VE's amateur station license grant and suspending their amateur operator license grant as the penalty for fraudulently administering or certifying an examination, answer A. There's no flat monetary fine or criminal prison sentence specified by this particular rule, those aren't part of what §97.509 itself authorizes.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2024-2028 NCVEC Element 4 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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