49 USC § 11906 - General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s11906"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "49 USC § 11906 - General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "11906"
section_name: "General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided"
chapter_number: 119
chapter_name: "CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "RAIL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 852; amended Pub. L. 105–102, § 2(7), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2204.)"
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# § 11906. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided

When another criminal penalty is not provided under this chapter, a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, and when that rail carrier is a corporation, a director or officer of the corporation, or a receiver, trustee, lessee, or person acting for or employed by the corporation that, alone or with another person, willfully violates this part or an order prescribed under this part, shall be fined not more than $5,000. The person may be imprisoned for not more than 2 years in addition to being fined under this section. A separate violation occurs each day a violation of this part continues.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 852; amended Pub. L. 105–102, § 2(7), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2204.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

### Pub. L. 105–102

This amends 49:11906 to correct an erroneous cross-reference.

## 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 11906, , , , related to evasion of regulation of motor carriers and brokers, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by . See .

### Amendments

1997— substituted “violation of this part” for “violation of this title”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except as otherwise provided in , see , set out as a note under .