49 U.S.C. § 46309 — Concession and price violations
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 209 words · no verdicts yet
An air carrier, foreign air carrier, ticket agent, or specified officer, agent, or employee may be fined for knowingly and willfully offering or giving an unlawful rebate or concession, or helping someone obtain transportation or services below the lawful price. A person may also be fined for knowingly receiving specified rebates, privileges, or facilities.
(a) Criminal Penalty for Offering, Granting, Giving, or Helping To Obtain Concessions and Lower Prices. An air carrier, foreign air carrier, ticket agent, or one of their officers, agents, or employees is fined under title 18 if they (1) knowingly and willfully offer, grant, or give — or cause to be offered, granted, or given — a rebate or other concession that violates this part; or (2) by any means, knowingly and willfully help or knowingly allow someone to get transportation or services covered by this part for less than the price that's legally in effect.
(b) Criminal Penalty for Receiving Rebates, Privileges, and Facilities. A person is fined under title 18 if, by any means, they (1) knowingly and willfully ask for, accept, or take a rebate off the legally set price for foreign air transportation of property, or a related service; or (2) knowingly ask for, accept, or take a privilege or facility that the Secretary of Transportation requires be listed in the tariff that applies to that foreign air transportation of property.
An air carrier, foreign air carrier, ticket agent, or officer, agent, or employee of an air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent shall be fined under title 18 if the air carrier, foreign air carrier, ticket agent, officer, agent, or employee—
knowingly and willfully offers, grants, or gives, or causes to be offered, granted, or given, a rebate or other concession in violation of this part; or
by any means knowingly and willfully assists, or willingly allows, a person to obtain transportation or services subject to this part at less than the price lawfully in effect.
A person shall be fined under title 18 if the person by any means—
knowingly and willfully solicits, accepts, or receives a rebate of a part of a price lawfully in effect for the foreign air transportation of property, or a service related to the foreign air transportation; or
knowingly solicits, accepts, or receives a privilege or facility related to a matter the Secretary of Transportation requires be specified in a currently effective tariff applicable to the foreign air transportation of property.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1238.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1238
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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