49 USC 21304: Willfulness requirement for penalties against individuals
Text contains those laws in effect on January 3, 2024
From Title 49-TRANSPORTATIONSUBTITLE V-RAIL PROGRAMSPART A-SAFETYCHAPTER 213-PENALTIESSUBCHAPTER I-CIVIL PENALTIES
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§21304. Willfulness requirement for penalties against individuals
A civil penalty under this subchapter may be imposed against an individual only for a willful violation. An individual is deemed not to have committed a willful violation if the individual was following the direct order of a railroad carrier official or supervisor under protest communicated to the official or supervisor. The individual is entitled to document the protest.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 21304 | 45:6 (1st sentence words between 23d and 24th commas, 2d sentence words after 2d comma, 3d sentence). | Mar. 2, 1893, ch. 196, §6 (1st sentence words between 23d and 24th commas, 2d sentence words after 2d comma, 3d sentence), |
| 45:13 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d, 4th sentences). | Apr. 14, 1910, ch. 160, §4 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d, 4th sentences), |
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| 45:34 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d, 4th sentences). | Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, §9 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d, 4th sentences), |
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| 45:43 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d sentence words after 5th comma, 4th sentence). | May 6, 1910, ch. 208, §7 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d sentence words after 5th comma, 4th sentence), |
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| 45:64a(a)(1) (1st sentence words after last comma, 5th sentence words after last comma, 6th sentence). | Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, §5(a)(1) (1st sentence words after last comma, 5th sentence words after last comma, 6th sentence), |
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| 45:438(c) (2d, 9th, last sentences). | Oct. 16, 1970, |
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| 49 App.:26(h) (1st sentence words after last comma, 4th sentence words after last comma, 5th sentence). | Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, |
The word "official" is added the 2d time it appears for consistency in this section.