{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-217.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 217.5","heading":"Penalty.","body":"(a) Any person (an entity of any type covered under 49 U.S.C. 21301, including but not limited to the following: a railroad; a manager, supervisor, official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; any owner, manufacturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or facilities; any independent contractor providing goods or services to a railroad; and any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, or independent contractor) who violates any requirement of this part or causes the violation of any such requirement is subject to a civil penalty of at least the minimum civil monetary penalty and not more than the ordinary maximum civil monetary penalty per violation, except that: Penalties may be assessed against individuals only for willful violations, and, a penalty not to exceed the aggravated maximum civil monetary penalty per violation may be assessed, where:\n(1) A grossly negligent violation, or a pattern of repeated violations, has created an imminent hazard of death or injury to persons; or\n(2) A death or injury has occurred. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A.\n(b) Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. See FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/ for a statement of agency civil penalty policy.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 217—RAILROAD OPERATING RULES","Subpart A—General"],"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":"4a327e5d63e627370f04590a886c29eb8ebd515d4b3df20c881e1d58be73d4a7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-217.4","next":"us/49-cfr-217.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}