[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR244.5]



[Page 784]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 244_REGULATIONS ON SAFETY INTEGRATION PLANS GOVERNING RAILROAD 

CONSOLIDATIONS, MERGERS, AND ACQUISITIONS OF CONTROL--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 244.5  Penalties.



    (a) Any person who violates any requirement of this part or causes 

the violation of any such requirement is subject to a civil penalty of 

at least $550, but not more than $11,000 per day, 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.

    (b) As specified in Sec. 244.21, FRA may also exercise any of its 

other enforcement remedies if a railroad fails to comply with Sec. 

244.21.

    (c) Any person who knowingly and willfully makes a false entry in a 

record or report required by this part shall be subject to criminal 

penalties under 49 U.S.C. 21311.



[67 FR 11604, Mar. 15, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 30595, May 28, 2004]