# § 16101. General civil penalties
**(a)** **General.—** Except as otherwise provided in this section, a pipeline carrier providing transportation subject to this part, an officer or agent of that carrier, or a receiver, trustee, lessee, or agent of one of them, knowingly violating this part or an order of the Board under this part is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. Liability under this subsection is incurred for each distinct violation. A separate violation occurs for each day the violation continues.
**(b)** **Recordkeeping and Reporting.—**
**(1)** **Records.—** A person required under chapter 157 to make, prepare, preserve, or submit to the Board a record concerning transportation subject to this part that does not make, prepare, preserve, or submit that record as required under that chapter, is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of $500 for each violation.
**(2)** **Inspection.—** A carrier providing transportation subject to this part, and a lessor, receiver, or trustee of that carrier, violating section 15722, is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of $100 for each violation.
**(3)** **Reports.—** A carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, a lessor, receiver, or trustee of that carrier, and an officer, agent, or employee of one of them, required to make a report to the Board or answer a question that does not make the report or does not specifically, completely, and truthfully answer the question, is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of $100 for each violation.
**(4)** **Continued violation.—** A separate violation occurs for each day violation under this subsection continues.
**(c)** **Venue.—** Trial in a civil action under this section is in the judicial district in which the carrier has its principal operating office.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 930; amended Pub. L. 105–102, § 2(16), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2205.)
### Historical and Revision Notes
### Pub. L. 105–102
This amends 49:16101 to redesignate subsection (d) as (c) because no subsection (c) was enacted.
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by .
### Amendments
1997—Subsecs. (c), (d). redesignated subsec. (d) as (c).
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
Section effective , except as otherwise provided in , see , set out as a note under .