[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR222.11]

[Page 266]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 222_USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS
--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 222.11  What are the penalties for failure to comply with this 
regulation?

    Any person who violates any requirement of this part or causes the 
violation of any such requirement is subject to a civil penalty of least 
$550 and not more than $11,000 per violation, except that: penalties may 
be assessed against individuals only for willful violations, and, where 
a grossly negligent violation or a pattern of repeated violations has 
created an imminent hazard of death or injury to persons, or has caused 
death or injury, a penalty not to exceed $27,000 per violation may be 
assessed. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate 
offense. Any person who knowingly and willfully falsifies a record or 
report required by this part may be subject to criminal penalties under 
49 U.S.C. 21311. Appendix G contains a schedule of civil penalty amounts 
used in connection with this part.

[68 FR 70664, Dec. 18, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 30594, May 28, 2004]