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[CITE: 49USC16106]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                 SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION
 
                        PART C--PIPELINE CARRIERS
 
                CHAPTER 161--CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES
 
Sec. 16106. Punishment of corporation for violations committed 
        by certain individuals
        
    An act or omission that would be a violation of this subtitle if 
committed by a director, officer, receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or 
employee of a pipeline carrier providing transportation or service 
subject to this part that is a corporation is also a violation of this 
part by that corporation. The penalties of this chapter apply to that 
violation. When acting in the scope of their employment, the actions and 
omissions of individuals acting for or employed by that carrier are 
considered to be the actions and omissions of that carrier as well as 
that individual.

(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 
931.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 11915 of this title prior to the general amendment of this 
subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).
