[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR233.13]

[Page 470]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 233--SIGNAL SYSTEMS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 233.13  Criminal penalty.

    Whoever knowingly and willfully--
    (a) Makes, causes to be made, or participates in the making of a 
false entry in reports required to be filed by this part; or
    (b) Files a false report or other document required to be filed by 
this part is subject to a $5,000 fine and 2 years imprisonment as 
prescribed by 49 U.S.C. 522(a) and section 209(e) of the Federal 
Railroad Safety Act of 1970, as amended (45 U.S.C. 438(e)).
         Appendix A to Part 233--Schedule of Civil Penalties\1\
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    \1\ A penalty may be assessed against an individual only for a 
willful violation. The Administrator reserves the right to assess a 
penalty of up to $22,000 for any violation where circumstances warrant. 
See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A.

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                                                               Willful
                    Section                      Violation    violation
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233.5 Accidents resulting from signal failure.       $2,500       $5,000
233.7 Signal failure reports..................        5,000        7,500
233.9 Annual reports..........................        1,000        2,000
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[53 FR 52936, Dec. 29, 1988, as amended at 63 FR 11623, Mar. 10, 1998]