FEDERAL · 49 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER II—CRIMINAL PENALTIES
Records and reports
49 U.S.C. § 21311
Title49 — Transportation
ChapterSUBCHAPTER II—CRIMINAL PENALTIES
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49 U.S.C. § 21311.
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(a)Records and Reports Under Chapter 201.—A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, if the person knowingly and willfully—
(1)makes a false entry in a record or report required to be made or preserved under chapter 201 of this title;
(2)destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means falsifies such a record or report;
(3)does not enter required specified facts and transactions in such a record or report;
(4)makes or preserves such a record or report in violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under chapter 201 of this title; or
(5)files a false record or report with the Secretary of Transportation.
(b)Accident and Incident Reports.—A railroad carrier not filing a report in violation of section 20901 of this title shall be fi
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History
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 110–432, div. A, title III, §310, Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4882.)
Editorial Notes
In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "fined under title 18" are substituted for "fined not more than $5,000" for consistency with title 18. In clause (1), the word "prepared" is omitted as surplus. In clause (4), the word "prepares" is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b), the words "shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor" are omitted for consistency with title 18. The words "upon conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction" and "punished by a" are omitted as surplus.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–432 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A railroad carrier not filing the report required by section 20901 of this title shall be fined not more than $500 for each violation and not more than $500 for each day during which the report is overdue."
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2015—Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, §11301(c)(4), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1648, struck out item 22108 "Authorization of appropriations".
In subsection (b), the words "shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor" are omitted for consistency with title 18. The words "upon conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction" and "punished by a" are omitted as surplus.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–432 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A railroad carrier not filing the report required by section 20901 of this title shall be fined not more than $500 for each violation and not more than $500 for each day during which the report is overdue."
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2015—Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, §11301(c)(4), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1648, struck out item 22108 "Authorization of appropriations".
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