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49 U.S.C. § 21311 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 49. Transportation § 21311. Records and reports

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Records and reports under chapter 201.--A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, if the person knowingly and willfully--

(1) makes a false entry in a record or report required to be made or preserved under chapter 201 of this title;

(2) destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means falsifies such a record or report;

(3) does not enter required specified facts and transactions in such a record or report;

(4) makes or preserves such a record or report in violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under chapter 201 of this title; or

(5) files a false record or report with the Secretary of Transportation.

(b) Accident and incident reports.--A railroad carrier not filing a report in violation of section 20901 of this title shall be fined not more than $2,500. A separate violation occurs for each day the violation continues.

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