[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 49CFR387.41]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 387_MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR CARRIERS

--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart B_Motor Carriers of Passengers

 

Sec. 387.41  Violation and penalty.



    Any person (except an employee who acts without knowledge) who 

knowingly violates the rules of this subpart shall be liable to the 

United States for civil penalty of no more than $11,000 for each 

violation, and if any such violation is a continuing one, each day of 

violation will constitute a separate offense. The amount of any such 

penalty shall be assessed by the Administrator or his/her designee, by 

written notice. In determining the amount of such penalty, the 

Administrator or his/her designee shall take into account the nature, 

circumstances, extent, the gravity of the violation committed and, with 

respect to the person found to have committed such violation, the degree 

of culpability, any history of prior offenses, ability to pay, effect on 

ability to continue to do business, and such other matters as justice 

may require.



[53 FR 47543, Nov. 23, 1988]