[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: 49CFR222.11]

[Page 283]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 222_USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS--Table 
 
                            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 of this part contains a schedule of civil 
penalty amounts used in connection with this part.

    Effective Date Note: At 72 FR 51197, Sept. 6, 2007, Sec.  222.11 was 
amended by removing the numerical amount ``$11,000'' and adding in its 
place the numerical amount ``$16,000'', effective October 9, 2007.