[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR383.53]

[Page 200]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 383_COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND 
PENALTIES--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart D_Driver Disqualifications and Penalties
 
Sec.  383.53  Penalties.

    (a) General rule. Any person who violates the rules set forth in 
subparts B and C of this part may be subject to civil or criminal 
penalties as provided for in 49 U.S.C. 521(b).
    (b) Special penalties pertaining to violation of out-of-service 
orders--(1) Driver violations. A driver who is convicted of violating an 
out-of-service order shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less 
than $2,500 for a first conviction and not less than $5,000 for a second 
or subsequent conviction, in addition to disqualification under Sec.  
383.51(e).
    (2) Employer violations. An employer who is convicted of a violation 
of Sec.  383.37(c) shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than 
$2,750 nor more than $25,000.
    (c) Special penalties pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossing 
violations. An employer who is convicted of a violation of Sec.  
383.37(d) must be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.

[59 FR 26028, May 18, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 48111, Sept. 2, 1999; 67 
FR 49759, July 31, 2002; 72 FR 36788, July 5, 2007]