GroundRules
49 CFR 218.55: Tampering prohibited.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- PART 218—RAILROAD OPERATING PRACTICES
- Subpart D—Prohibition Against Tampering With Safety Devices
Any individual who willfully disables a safety device is subject to a civil penalty and to disqualification from performing safety-sensitive functions on a railroad if found unfit for such duties under the procedures provided for in 49 CFR part 209. See FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/ for a statement of agency civil penalty policy.
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