49 U.S.C. § 46106 — Enforcement by the Department of Transportation
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 121 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Transportation can sue someone in federal court. This enforces aviation rules, orders, or certificate terms. The suit can be filed where the person does business or where the violation happened.
The Secretary of Transportation may bring a civil lawsuit against a person in a U.S. district court. This is to enforce this part of the law, or a rule, regulation, order, or certificate or permit term issued under it.
For security duties, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration can act instead of the Secretary. For aviation safety duties, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration can act instead of the Secretary.
The lawsuit can be filed in the district where the person being sued does business, or in the district where the violation happened.
The Secretary of Transportation (or the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration with respect to security duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration) may bring a civil action against a person in a district court of the United States to enforce this part or a requirement or regulation prescribed, or an order or any term of a certificate or permit issued, under this part. The action may be brought in the judicial district in which the person does business or the violation occurred.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1229; Pub. L. 107–71, title I, § 140(b)(1), (7), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 641; Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1991(f)(1), (3), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3642.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1229
- 2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-71 · 115 Stat. 641
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-254 · 132 Stat. 3642
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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