{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1018.53","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1018.53","heading":"Finality of a compromise.","body":"An offer of compromise must be in writing and signed by the debtor. An offer of compromise which is accepted by the Board is final and conclusive on the debtor and on all officials, agencies and courts of the United States, unless obtained by fraud, misrepresentation, the presentation of a false claim, or mutual mistake of fact.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER X—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS","PART 1018—DEBT COLLECTION","Subpart C—Compromise of a Claim"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"036f0d829d6492e40a5c53f6416606c24e8a7170888674953ba131f0c1f4b463","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1018.52","next":"us/49-cfr-1018.60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}