49 USC § 20903 - Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s20903"
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title: "49 USC § 20903 - Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "20903"
section_name: "Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "SAFETY"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 887.)"
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# § 20903. Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages

section 20901 of this titlesection 20902 of this title

No part of an accident or incident report filed by a railroad carrier under  or made by the Secretary of Transportation under  may be used in a civil action for damages resulting from a matter mentioned in the report.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 887.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20903 | 45:41. | May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 4, 36 Stat. 351. |

The words “civil action” are substituted for “suit or action” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.