49 U.S.C. § 14122 — Records: form; inspection; preservation
submitted 31 years ago by Pub. L. 104-88 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 169 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary or Board can set the required form of carrier and broker records. Officials can inspect and copy the property and records of carriers, brokers, and related companies. The Secretary or Board can also set how long these records must be kept.
(a) Form of Records. The Secretary* or the Board*, whichever applies, can set the required form for records that carriers and brokers must prepare or compile under this subchapter, including records about freight movement and money received or spent.
(b) Right of Inspection. The Secretary or Board, or someone they designate, can -- on demand and after showing proper ID, in person or in writing -- inspect and examine a carrier's or broker's land, buildings, and equipment, and inspect and copy the records of a carrier*, broker*, or association*, and of any person or company that controls, is controlled by, or shares common control with a carrier, if the Secretary or Board thinks that inspection is relevant to that person's dealings with the carrier.
(c) Period for Preservation of Records. The Secretary or Board can also set how long carriers and brokers must keep their operating, accounting, and financial records.
The Secretary* or the Board*, as applicable, may prescribe the form of records required to be prepared or compiled under this subchapter by carriers and brokers, including records related to movement of traffic and receipts and expenditures of money.
The Secretary or Board, or an employee designated by the Secretary or Board, may on demand and display of proper credentials, in person or in writing—
inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and equipment of a carrier* or broker*; and
inspect and copy any record of—
a carrier, broker, or association*; and
a person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a carrier if the Secretary or Board, as applicable, considers inspection relevant to that person’s relation to, or transaction with, that carrier.
The Secretary or Board, as applicable, may prescribe the time period during which operating, accounting, and financial records must be preserved by carriers and brokers.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 893; amended Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title II, § 32501(d), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 803.)
- 1995Enacted · Pub. L. 104-88 · 109 Stat. 893
- 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-141 · 126 Stat. 803
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 104-88 on 1995-12-29.
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