49 USC § 11702 - Enforcement by the Board

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title: "49 USC § 11702 - Enforcement by the Board"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "11702"
section_name: "Enforcement by the Board"
chapter_number: 117
chapter_name: "ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "RAIL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 845.)"
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# § 11702. Enforcement by the Board

The Board may bring a civil action—

**(1)** to enjoin a rail carrier from violating sections 10901 through 10906 of this title, or a regulation prescribed or order or certificate issued under any of those sections;

**(2)** to enforce subchapter II of chapter 113 of this title and to compel compliance with an order of the Board under that subchapter; and

**(3)** to enforce an order of the Board, except a civil action to enforce an order for the payment of money, when it is violated by a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 845.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 11702, , , ; , §§ 15(c), 16(c), , , 810; , , ; , , ; , , , related to authority of Interstate Commerce Commission to bring a civil action to enforce various provisions of this subtitle, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by . See sections 11702, 14702, and 15902 of this title.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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