2021 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle V - Rail Programs
Part A - Safety
Chapter 201 - General
Subchapter II - Particular Aspects of Safety
Sec. 20138 - Tampering with safety and operational monitoring devices
| 49 U.S.C. § 20138 (2021) | ||||||
| §20138. Tampering with safety and operational monitoring devices | ||||||
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(a) General.—The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations and issue orders to prohibit the willful tampering with, or disabling of, any specified railroad safety or operational monitoring device. (b) Penalties.—(1) A railroad carrier operating a train on which a safety or operational monitoring device is tampered with or disabled in violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under subsection (a) of this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty under section 21301 of this title. (2) An individual tampering with or disabling a safety or operational monitoring device in violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under subsection (a) of this section, or knowingly operating or allowing to be operated a train on which such a device has been tampered with or disabled, is liable for penalties established by the Secretary. The penalties may include— (A) a civil penalty under section 21301 of this title; (B) suspension from work; and (C) suspension or loss of a license or certification issued under section 20135 of this title. |
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(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 876.) |
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In subsection (a), the words "within 90 days after June 22, 1988" are omitted as expired. In subsection (b), the words "by another person" are omitted as surplus. |
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| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION | ||||||
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| Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS PART A - SAFETY CHAPTER 201 - GENERAL SUBCHAPTER II - PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY Sec. 20138 - Tampering with safety and operational monitoring devices |
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| 84 Stat. 971 102 Stat. 638 106 Stat. 972 108 Stat. 876 |
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| Public Law 91-458, Public Law 100-342, Public Law 102-365, Public Law 103-272 |
