{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-209.131","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 209.131","heading":"Criminal penalties generally.","body":"A person who knowingly violates 49 U.S.C. 5104(b) or § 171.2(l) of this title or willfully or recklessly violates a requirement of the Federal hazardous material transportation law or a regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued thereunder shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, except the maximum amount of imprisonment shall be 10 years in any case in which the violation involves the release of a hazardous material which results in death or bodily injury to any person.","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":"9ec02be2260e27a092f6f45e7ffd885616ea547054d1730c3f464b5f9de8fa50","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-209.121","next":"us/49-cfr-209.133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}