{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-209.619","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 209.619","heading":"Assessment considerations.","body":"The assessment of a civil penalty under § 209.617 is made only after considering:\n(a) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;\n(b) with respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of violations, the ability to pay, and any effect on the ability to continue to do business; and\n(c) other matters that justice requires.","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 G—Enforcement, Hearing, and Appeal Procedures for Rail Safety Violations"],"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":"65ae518f17fa2ffcf59a2189401cb52452aed364b6b9e46fe3e4b08c95eeb84c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-209.617","next":"us/49-cfr-209.621"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}