49 USC § 11908 - Relation to other Federal criminal penalties

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title: "49 USC § 11908 - Relation to other Federal criminal penalties"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "11908"
section_name: "Relation to other Federal criminal penalties"
chapter_number: 119
chapter_name: "CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES"
part_number: "A"
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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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# § 11908. Relation to other Federal criminal penalties

section 3571 of title 18

Notwithstanding , United States Code, the criminal penalties provided for in this chapter are the exclusive criminal penalties for violations of this part.

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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

Prior sections 11908 to 11917 were omitted in the general amendment of this subtitle by .

Section 11908, , , ; , (2), , , 2999, related to penalty for abandonment of service by household goods freight forwarders.

Section 11909, , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to penalties for record keeping and reporting violations. See sections 11903, 14907, and 16102 of this title.

Section 11910, , , ; , , ; , , , related to penalties for unlawful disclosure of information. See sections 11904, 14908, and 16103 of this title.

Section 11911, , , ; , , , related to penalties for violations involving issuance of securities, disposition of funds, and restrictions on ownership.

Section 11912, , , ; , , , related to penalties for violations by persons, not carriers, involving consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions of control.

Section 11913, , , , related to penalty for disobedience to subpenas. See sections 11905, 14909, and 16104 of this title.

Section 11913a, added , , , related to penalty for accounting principles violations.

Section 11914, , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to general criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided. See sections 11906, 14910, and 16105 of this title.

Section 11915, , , , related to punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain individuals. See sections 11907, 14911, and 16106 of this title.

Section 11916, , , , related to conclusiveness of rates in certain prosecutions. See .

Section 11917, added , , , related to weight-bumping in household goods transportation. See .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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