49 USC § 16104 - Disobedience to subpenas

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title: "49 USC § 16104 - Disobedience to subpenas"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "16104"
section_name: "Disobedience to subpenas"
chapter_number: 161
chapter_name: "CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "PIPELINE CARRIERS"
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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, § 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 931.)"
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# § 16104. Disobedience to subpenas

Whoever does not obey a subpena or requirement of the Board to appear and testify or produce records shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 931.)

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