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[CITE: 49USC526]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                SUBTITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
                      CHAPTER 5--SPECIAL AUTHORITY
 
                        SUBCHAPTER II--PENALTIES
 
Sec. 526. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not 
        provided
        
    When another criminal penalty is not provided under a provision of 
this chapter, subchapter III of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 
31139), or section 31502 of this title, a person that knowingly and 
willfully violates any of those provisions or a regulation or order of 
the Secretary of Transportation under any of those provisions, related 
to transportation by motor carrier, motor carrier of migrant workers, or 
motor private carrier, shall be fined at least $100 but not more than 
$500 for the first violation and at least $200 but not more than $500 
for a subsequent violation. A separate violation occurs each day the 
violation continues.

(Pub. L. 97-449, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2437; Pub. L. 98-554, title II, 
Sec. 213(c), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2844; Pub. L. 103-272, 
Sec. 5(m)(12), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1377.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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526...................................  49:304(a)(3) (last sentence)     Feb. 4
, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379,
                                         (related to ``Sec. 322(a)'').    Sec. 
 204(a)(3) (last sentence)
                                                                          (rela
ted to ``Sec. 222(a)''); added
                                                                          Aug. 
9, 1935, ch. 498, 49 Stat. 546.
                                        49:304(a)(3a) (last sentence)    Feb. 4
, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379,
                                         (related to ``Sec. 322(a)'').    Sec. 
 204(a)(3a) (last sentence)
                                                                          (rela
ted to ``Sec. 222(a)''); added
                                                                          Aug. 
3, 1956, ch. 905, Sec.  2, 70
                                                                          Stat.
 958.
                                        49:1655(f)(2).                   Oct. 1
5, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, Sec.
                                                                          6(f)(
2), 80 Stat. 940.
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    The section is included because 49:1655(f)(2) gave the same 
administrative powers exercised by the Interstate Commerce Commission 
under certain sections of title 49 to the Secretary of Transportation to 
carry out duties transferred to the Secretary by 49:1655(e). See the 
revision notes for section 501 of the revised title for an explanation 
of the transfer under 49:1655(f)(2). The powers of the Commission have 
been codified in subtitle IV of the revised title. The comparable 
provisions of title 49 that are represented by the section may be found 
as follows:

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                        Revised
                Section 526                                       49 U.S. Code 
                        Section
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                                             322(a).                           
                            11914
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    See the revision notes for the revised section for an explanation of 
changes made in the text. Changes not accounted for in those revision 
notes are as follows:
    The reference to a certificate, permit, or licence is omitted as not 
applicable to this chapter. The text of 49:304(a)(3) (last sentence 1st-
7th words) and (3a) (last sentence 1st-5th words) is omitted as 
executed.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-272 substituted ``a provision of this chapter, 
subchapter III of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139), or 
section 31502 of this title, a person that knowingly and willfully 
violates any of those provisions or a regulation or order of the 
Secretary of Transportation under any of those provisions'' for ``this 
chapter, section 3102 of this title, or the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 
1984, a person that knowingly and willfully violates a provision of this 
chapter or such section or Act, or a regulation or order of the 
Secretary of Transportation under this chapter or such section or Act''.
    1984--Pub. L. 98-554 inserted ``, section 3102 of this title, or the 
Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984'' after ``chapter'' the first place it 
appears and inserted ``or such section or Act'' after ``chapter'' the 
second and third places it appears.
