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49 U.S.C. § 21311 — Records and reports

submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 156 words · no verdicts yet

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Anyone who knowingly and willfully falsifies, destroys, or omits required chapter 201 records or reports, or files a false one with the Secretary, can be fined and imprisoned up to 2 years. A railroad that doesn't file an accident or incident report can be fined up to $2,500 for each day the violation continues.

(a) Records and Reports Under Chapter 201: A person faces a title 18 fine, up to 2 years in prison, or both, if they knowingly and willfully: (1) make a false entry in a record or report required under chapter 201; (2) destroy, mutilate, change, or otherwise falsify such a record or report; (3) fail to enter facts and transactions the record or report is required to include; (4) make or keep such a record or report in a way that breaks a chapter 201 regulation or order; or (5) file a false record or report with the Secretary of Transportation. (b) Accident and Incident Reports: A railroad that fails to file a report, breaking section 20901, can be fined up to $2,500. Each day the violation continues counts as a separate violation.
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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 fined not more than $2,500. A separate violation occurs for each day the violation continues.

Source credit: (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.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 893
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-432 · 122 Stat. 4882

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.

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