Federal · Title 49 — Transportation

49 U.S.C. § 16105: General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Pipeline carriers and their officers who willfully violate pipeline transportation regulations may be fined or imprisoned up to 2 years, with each day of violation counted separately.

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When another criminal penalty is not provided under this chapter, a pipeline carrier providing transportation subject to this part, and when that carrier is a corporation, a director or officer of the corporation, or a receiver, trustee, lessee, or person acting for or employed by the corporation that, alone or with another person, willfully violates this part or an order prescribed under this part, shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. A separate violation occurs each day a violation of this part continues.

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