49 USC § 11905 - Disobedience to subpoenas

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s11905"
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title: "49 USC § 11905 - Disobedience to subpoenas"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "11905"
section_name: "Disobedience to subpoenas"
chapter_number: 119
chapter_name: "CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES"
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. 852.)"
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# § 11905. Disobedience to subpoenas

A person not obeying a subpoena or requirement of the Board to appear and testify or produce records shall be fined at least $100 but not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 852.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in  prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by .

A prior section 11905, , , ; , , , related to transportation of passengers without charge, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by .

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