49 U.S.C. § 21301
Chapter 201 general violations
United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective
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- 49 U.S.C. § 21301, Chapter 201 general violations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490435
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The Secretary may find that a person has violated this chapter or a regulation prescribed or order, special permit, or approval issued under this chapter only after notice and an opportunity for a hearing. The Secretary shall impose a penalty under this section by giving the person written notice of the amount of the penalty. The Secretary may compromise the amount of a civil penalty by settlement agreement without issuance of an order. In determining the amount of a compromise, the Secretary shall consider—
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.
- 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
- To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008House: 377–38Senate: no recorded tally
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act