{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-209.101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 209.101","heading":"Civil penalties generally.","body":"(a) Sections 209.101 through 209.121 prescribe rules of procedure for the assessment of civil penalties pursuant to the Federal hazardous materials transportation safety law, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 51.\n(b) When the FRA has reason to believe that a person has knowingly committed an act which is a violation of any provision of subchapter B or C of chapter I, subtitle B of this title for which the FRA exercises enforcement responsibility or any waiver or order issued thereunder, it may conduct a proceeding to assess a civil penalty.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 209—RAILROAD SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES","Subpart B—Hazardous Materials Penalties"],"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":"3877099a7cf76d61e946321689d085e80a5a6883876e0ca5f95e5a07a2583d46","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-209.17","next":"us/49-cfr-209.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}