49 U.S.C. § 46313 — Refusing to appear or produce records

submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 92 words · no verdicts yet

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You must obey a subpoena from the Secretary of Transportation to testify or hand over records. Refusing is a crime. It can mean up to a year in prison and a fine.

A person who does not obey a subpoena or requirement from the Secretary of Transportation — or, where it applies, the TSA Administrator for security duties, or the FAA Administrator for aviation safety duties — to appear and testify or to produce records, is fined under title 18, imprisoned up to 1 year, or both.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

A person not obeying a subpoena or requirement of 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) to appear and testify or produce records shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 107–71, title I, § 140(d)(7), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 642; Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1991(g)(4), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3644.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1239
2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-71 · 115 Stat. 642
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-254 · 132 Stat. 3644

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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