49 CFR § 1018.53 - Finality of a compromise.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1018.53"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 1018.53 - Finality of a compromise."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1018.53"
section_name: "Finality of a compromise."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1018"
part_name: "DEBT COLLECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3701, 31 U.S.C. 3711 49 U.S.C. 1321, 31 CFR parts 900-904."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 7749, Feb. 9, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1018"
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# 1018.53 Finality of a compromise.
An offer of compromise must be in writing and signed by the debtor. An offer of compromise which is accepted by the Board is final and conclusive on the debtor and on all officials, agencies and courts of the United States, unless obtained by fraud, misrepresentation, the presentation of a false claim, or mutual mistake of fact.