{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-209.119","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 209.119","heading":"Assessment considerations.","body":"The assessment of a civil penalty under § 209.117 is made only after considering:\n(a) The nature and circumstances of the violation;\n(b) The extent and gravity of the violation;\n(c) The degree of the respondent's culpabilty;\n(d) The respondent's history of prior offenses;\n(e) The respondent's ability to pay;\n(f) The effect on the respondent's ability to continue in business; and\n(g) Such other matters as justice may require.","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":"f5e82a20db05988de5e2ba2ab199c2c5241da72d423273a3c38ca33dde22a7c5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-209.117","next":"us/49-cfr-209.121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}