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[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2, Parts 100 to 185]
[Revised as of October 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR107.331]
[Page 36]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
PART 107--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
Subpart D--Enforcement
Sec. 107.331 Assessment considerations.
After finding a knowing violation under this subpart, the Office of
Chief Counsel assesses a civil penalty taking the following into
account:
(a) The nature and circumstances of the violation;
(b) The extent and gravity of the violation;
(c) The degree of the respondent's culpability;
(d) The respondent's prior violations;
(e) The respondent's ability to pay;
(f) The effect on the respondent's ability to continue in business;
and
(g) Such other matters as justice may require.
[Amdt. 107-11, 48 FR 2651, Jan. 20, 1983, as amended by Amdt. 107-30, 58
FR 50500, Sept. 27, 1993; Amdt. 107-38, 61 FR 21100, May 9, 1996]
Criminal Penalties
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