January 11, 2022, 10:56 AM
parabellumIf you don't answer the US Census, and refuse to answer when they knock on your door, they can fine you "up to" a whopping 100 dollars! You're better off in this respect if you don't answer, because the fines are steeper for giving false or misleading information:
United States Code, Title 13 (Census), Chapter 7 (Offenses and Penalties), SubChapter II
Sec. 221. Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers
(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 5 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.
Sec. 222. Giving suggestions or information with intent to cause inaccurate enumeration of population Whoever, either directly or indirectly, offers or renders to any officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof engaged in making an enumeration of population under subchapter II, IV, or V of chapter 5 of this title, any suggestion, advice, information or assistance of any kind, with the intent or purpose of causing an inaccurate enumeration of population to be made, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
When they do knock on your door (and they will), be cool:
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quote:Originally posted by parabellum:
One thing you should count on- if they come to your door, expect every person in that group to be recording the exchange with their phone. Likely, it will be an audio recording because they know they can't be pointing a phone at you when you answer the door. However, it could be a video recording, and that way, they can whip out their magical talisman in a heartbeat if they sense you're a conservative.
When a census worker came to my door (after I had thrown in the trash everything they sent me by mail) she had a clipboard in hand, which she held like a serving tray. On the clipboard sat her phone, maybe a foot and a half from my face. It's not hard to figure.
These people know they're going after people who don't want to give them any information. You can bet your bottom dollar that you'll be recorded surreptitiously, so, you'd better be careful.
By the way, although it may have happened, I've never heard of anyone having a fine of any amount levied against those who refuse to answer the Census.