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[CITE: 49USC14707]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                 SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION
 
 PART B--MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
 
       CHAPTER 147--ENFORCEMENT; INVESTIGATIONS; RIGHTS; REMEDIES
 
Sec. 14707. Private enforcement of registration requirement

    (a) In General.--If a person provides transportation by motor 
vehicle or service in clear violation of section 13901-13904 or 13906, a 
person injured by the transportation or service may bring a civil action 
to enforce any such section. In a civil action under this subsection, 
trial is in the judicial district in which the person who violated that 
section operates.
    (b) Procedure.--A copy of the complaint in a civil action under 
subsection (a) shall be served on the Secretary and a certificate of 
service must appear in the complaint filed with the court. The Secretary 
may intervene in a civil action under subsection (a). The Secretary may 
notify the district court in which the action is pending that the 
Secretary intends to consider the matter that is the subject of the 
complaint in a proceeding before the Secretary. When that notice is 
filed, the court shall stay further action pending disposition of the 
proceeding before the Secretary.
    (c) Attorney's Fees.--In a civil action under subsection (a), the 
court may determine the amount of and award a reasonable attorney's fee 
to the prevailing party. That fee is in addition to costs allowable 
under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 910.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (c), 
are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial 
Procedure.


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 11708 of this title prior to the general amendment of this 
subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).
