If I choose to not fill out the census form I was sent will I get in legal trouble?
Location: Oregon
I was sent a census form and I am going back and forth about whether or not to fill it out. It says that I am legally required to fill it out, but I have never heard of forms like this showing up 6 years after the census was already concluded. It seems legit, but my case worker with the local disability services says it sounds like a scam and I'm getting mixed results online. It is also asking weird questions that I learned in college were not allowed to be asked. I am incredibly wary of this current administration and am worried about filling out certain demographic information to hand to the current federal government. So I guess the questions I need answered are thus:
Is this a scam?
Am I legally required to fill this out?
What is the punishment if I don't fill this out?
What are they allowed to ask?
What would the punishment be if I only filled out the questions I'm comfortable with?
What do I do if they show up at my door?
Should I get a lawyer?
Help would be greatly appreciated.
Edit: This is the statute they are claiming: Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221. And they are claiming it was also changed by Title 18 to impose a penalty for refusing to comply.