Author:
William G. Sandlin Jr. (Who Knows)
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Date Posted: 08:21:39 04/02/09 Thu
In reply to:
Jackie Juntti
's message, "Census rules" on 07:45:50 04/02/09 Thu
1. The U.S. Constitution does NOT require a citizen to participate in the census. Rather, the Constitution only mandates that the government conduct a census. In fact, the U.S. Constitution does not put any substantive duties on citizens. The duty to participate in the census comes from federal law, which is codified at 13 U.S.C. 221.
2. Yes. The law is codified at 13 U.S.C. 221, and states:
(a) Whoever, being over eighteen years of age, refuses or willfully neglects, when requested by the Secretary, or by any other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof acting under the instructions of the Secretary or authorized officer, to answer, to the best of his knowledge, any of the questions on any schedule submitted to him in connection with any census or survey provided for by subchapters I, II, IV, and V of chapter of this title, applying to himself or to the family to which he belongs or is related, or to the farm or farms of which he or his family is the occupant, shall be fined not more than $100.
(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.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no person shall be compelled to disclose information relative to his religious beliefs or to membership in a religious body.
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