49 U.S.C. § 16105 — General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided
submitted 31 years ago by Pub. L. 104-88 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 91 words · no verdicts yet
This law sets a fallback criminal penalty for pipeline carriers when no specific penalty applies. It covers directors, officers, receivers, trustees, and employees who willfully violate the rules. Violators can be fined or imprisoned up to 2 years, and each day of violation counts separately.
When no other criminal penalty in this chapter applies, this section provides the fallback. It covers a pipeline carrier* providing transportation* under this part; and, if that carrier is a corporation, it also covers a director or officer of the corporation, or a receiver, trustee, lessee, or person acting for or employed by the corporation. If any of these — alone or together with someone else — willfully violates this part or an order issued under it, they can be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for up to 2 years, or both. Each day the violation continues counts as a separate violation.
When another criminal penalty is not provided under this chapter, a pipeline carrier* providing transportation* subject to this part, and when that carrier is a corporation, a director or officer of the corporation, or a receiver, trustee, lessee, or person acting for or employed by the corporation that, alone or with another person, willfully violates this part or an order prescribed under this part, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. A separate violation occurs each day a violation of this part continues.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 931.)
- 1995Enacted · Pub. L. 104-88 · 109 Stat. 931
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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