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49 U.S.C. § 521

Civil penalties

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 521, Civil penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489909
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A person required to make a report to the Secretary, answer a question, or make, prepare, or preserve a record under section 504 of this title or under any regulation issued by the Secretary pursuant to subchapter III of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139) or section 31502 of this title about transportation by motor carrier, motor carrier of migrant workers, or motor private carrier, or an officer, agent, or employee of that person— Any person who knowingly and willfully violates—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-449(H.R. 6993)1983-01-12
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to transportation as subtitle I and chapter 31 of subtitle II of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-554(S. 2217)1984-10-30
    Tandem Truck Safety Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-570(H.R. 5484)1986-10-27
    Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-500(H.R. 3386)1990-11-03
    Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 1990
    House: 410–15Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-548(H.R. 3598)1992-10-28
    Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-287(H.R. 2297)1996-10-11
    To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-178(H.R. 2400)1998-06-09
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
    House: 190–195Senate: 88–5
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-159(H.R. 3419)1999-12-09
    Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-59(H.R. 3)2005-08-10
    SAFETEA-LU
    House: 412–8Senate: 91–4
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-141(H.R. 4348)2012-07-06
    MAP-21
    House: 373–52Senate: 74–19