What may be the penalty for a VE who fraudulently administers or certifies an examination?

The FCC relies heavily on the integrity of the Volunteer Examiner (VE) system to ensure that operators are properly tested. If a VE is found to have fraudulently administered or certified an examination, the FCC takes severe administrative action against their personal amateur radio privileges. Specifically, the FCC may revoke their amateur station license grant and suspend their amateur operator license grant. This effectively removes the offending individual from the amateur radio service. While other forms of fraud might invite civil or criminal penalties in general law, the specific FCC Part 97 administrative penalty for this infraction focuses on the loss of the VE's own station and operator licenses, making the options regarding standard fines or prison sentences incorrect.