Section node

Corporate responsibility for financial reports

15 U.S.C. § 7241 (Section 302)

What this page is: Section node, 15 U.S.C. § 7241 (Section 302)
Checked against the official source: 2026-08-15Current
Responsible publisher: ExploreWorld Legal, editorial deskLiability position

Short answer

What does 15 U.S.C. § 7241 (Section 302) require, and where does it carry an outcome in the rule tree?

15 U.S.C. § 7241 (Section 302) is the paragraph the SOX decision agent rests on for this question. Signing officers certify the report and the disclosure controls behind it. The block was read against the publisher on 2026-08-15 and carries 1 outcomes in the agent's rule tree. The reference can be cited as it stands, with a link to the official text and a content hash.

15 U.S.C. § 7241 (Section 302)Checked against the publisher 2026-08-15Official text

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Jurisdiction: 15 U.S.C. §§ 7241, 7262 and 18 U.S.C. § 1519
Section node: certification
Read: 2026-08-15
Hash: sha256:c9864694f8db49ca

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Outcomes resting on this section

The rules below point to this section in their outcome. The verdict is a machine classification, not a judgment on an individual matter.

sox-302
The section 302 certification is absent
15 U.S.C. § 7241 requires the principal executive officer and principal financial officer to certify the report and the disclosure controls behind it, in each periodic report.
prohibited, Requirement applies

Section nodes

Management assessment of internal controls15 U.S.C. § 7262 (Section 404)
Auditor attestation15 U.S.C. § 7262(b)
Destruction or alteration of records18 U.S.C. § 1519
Protection for employees who report18 U.S.C. § 1514A

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