49 U.S.C. § 14902 — Civil penalty for accepting rebates from carrier
submitted 31 years ago by Pub. L. 104-88 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 196 words · no verdicts yet
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A person—
delivering property to a carrier* providing transportation* or service subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 for transportation under this part or for whom that carrier will transport the property as consignor or consignee for that person from a State* or territory or possession of the United States* to another State or possession, territory, or to a foreign country; and
knowingly accepting or receiving by any means a rebate or offset against the rate for transportation for, or service of, that property contained in a tariff required under section 13702;
is liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount equal to 3 times the amount of money that person accepted or received as a rebate or offset and 3 times the value of other consideration accepted or received as a rebate or offset. In a civil action under this section, all money or other consideration received by the person during a period of 6 years before an action is brought under this section may be included in determining the amount of the penalty, and if that total amount is included, the penalty shall be 3 times that total amount.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 915.)
- 1995Enacted · Pub. L. 104-88 · 109 Stat. 915
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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