49 CFR § 233.13 - Criminal penalty.

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title: "49 CFR § 233.13 - Criminal penalty."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "233.13"
section_name: "Criminal penalty."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "233"
part_name: "SIGNAL SYSTEMS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 504, 522, 20103, 20107, 20501-20505, 21301, 21302, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 3379, Jan. 26, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
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# 233.13 Criminal penalty.

Whoever knowingly and willfully—

(a) Makes, causes to be made, or participates in the making of a false entry in reports required to be filed by this part; or

(b) Files a false report or other document required to be filed by this part is subject to a $5,000 fine and 2 years imprisonment as prescribed by 49 U.S.C. 522 and 49 U.S.C. 21311.

[49 FR 3379, Jan. 26, 1984, as amended at 79 FR 37669, July 2, 2014]