Federal · Title 49 — Transportation

49 U.S.C. § 11908: Relation to other Federal criminal penalties

Civil

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This statute establishes that criminal penalties in this chapter are the sole criminal penalties for violations of this part, overriding another federal statute.

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Notwithstanding section 3571 of title 18 , United States Code, the criminal penalties provided for in this chapter are the exclusive criminal penalties for violations of this part.

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