49 CFR § 1325.1 - Extension of unsecured credit prohibited.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1325.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 1325.1 - Extension of unsecured credit prohibited."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1325.1"
section_name: "Extension of unsecured credit prohibited."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "CARRIER RATES AND SERVICE TERMS"
part_number: "1325"
part_name: "EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL OFFICE OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 92-225, the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, enacted Feb. 7, 1972."
regulatory_source: "37 FR 10446, May 23, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1325"
---


# 1325.1 Extension of unsecured credit prohibited.

Persons subject to regulation by the Surface Transportation Board shall not knowingly and willfully provide, for candidates for Federal office or their representatives, service or goods related to their campaign without obtaining either prepayment or a binding guarantee of payment through a sufficient deposit, bond, collateral, or other means of security. The extension of credit to such persons shall not exceed the amount of the security posted.