2014 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation (Sections 101 - 80504)
Subtitle V - Rail Programs (Sections 20101 - 28505)
Part A - Safety (Sections 20101 - 21311)
Chapter 209 - Accidents and Incidents (Sections 20901 - 20903)
Sec. 20903 - Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS
PART A - SAFETY
CHAPTER 209 - ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS
Sec. 20903 - Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages
Containssection 20903
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 887.
Statutes at Large References36 Stat. 351
108 Stat. 887
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 103-272

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49 U.S.C. § 20903 (2014)
§20903. Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages

No part of an accident or incident report filed by a railroad carrier under section 20901 of this title or made by the Secretary of Transportation under section 20902 of this title may be used in a civil action for damages resulting from a matter mentioned in the report.

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

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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.

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