{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1503.403","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1503.403","heading":"Delegation of authority.","body":"The Administrator delegates the following authority to the Chief Counsel and the Deputy Chief Counsel for Enforcement, which authority may be redelegated as necessary:\n(a) To initiate and assess civil penalties under 49 U.S.C. 114 and 46301 and this subpart for a violation a TSA requirement;\n(b) To compromise civil penalties initiated under this subpart; and\n(c) To refer cases to the Attorney General of the United States, or the delegate of the Attorney General, for the collection of civil penalties.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER XII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL RULES","PART 1503—INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES","Subpart E—Assessment of Civil Penalties by TSA"],"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":"a2371ab32923e65a25b3b64620fde9762b4e3e06a7175cd10af6a22219d36332","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1503.401","next":"us/49-cfr-1503.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}