49 U.S.C. § 16106 — Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain individuals

submitted 31 years ago by Pub. L. 104-88 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 96 words · no verdicts yet

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This law makes a pipeline-carrier corporation legally responsible for violations committed by its directors, officers, or employees. A violation by a director, officer, or employee counts as the corporation's own violation. Employees acting within their job are treated as acting for the carrier too.

If a director, officer, receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or employee of a pipeline carrier that is a corporation does or fails to do something that would break this subtitle, that act or omission also counts as a violation of this part by the corporation itself — and the penalties in this chapter apply to the corporation for it. When those individuals are acting within the scope of their job, their actions and failures to act are treated as belonging to the carrier as well as to the individual.

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An act or omission that would be a violation of this subtitle if committed by a director, officer, receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or employee of a pipeline carrier providing transportation or service subject to this part that is a corporation is also a violation of this part by that corporation. The penalties of this chapter apply to that violation. When acting in the scope of their employment, the actions and omissions of individuals acting for or employed by that carrier are considered to be the actions and omissions of that carrier as well as that individual.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 931.)

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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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