[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR220.7]

[Page 266]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 220_RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  220.7  Penalty.

    Any person (including but not limited to a railroad; any manager, 
supervisor, official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; any 
owner, manufacturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or 
facilities; any independent contractor providing goods or services to a 
railroad; and any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, 
or independent contractor) 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 and not more than $11,000 per violation, except 
that: Penalties may be assessed against individuals only for willful 
violations; where a grossly negligent violation or a pattern of repeated 
violations has created an imminent hazard of death or injury, or has 
caused death or injury, a penalty not to exceed $27,000 per violation 
may be assessed; and the standard of liability for a railroad will vary 
depending upon the requirement involved. Each day a violation continues 
shall constitute a separate offense. (See appendix C to this part for a 
statement of agency civil penalty policy.)

[63 FR 47195, Sept. 4, 1998, as amended at 69 FR 30593, May 28, 2004]

    Effective Date Note: At 72 FR 51196, Sept. 6, 2007, Sec.  220.7 was 
amended by removing the numerical amount ``$11,000'' and adding in its 
place the numerical amount ``$16,000'', effective October 9, 2007.