{"data":{"id":"us/49-u.s.c.-21311","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 U.S.C. § 21311","heading":"Records and reports","body":"(a) Records and Reports Under Chapter 201.—A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, if the person knowingly and willfully—(1) makes a false entry in a record or report required to be made or preserved under chapter 201 of this title; (2) destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means falsifies such a record or report; (3) does not enter required specified facts and transactions in such a record or report; (4) makes or preserves such a record or report in violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under chapter 201 of this title; or (5) files a false record or report with the Secretary of Transportation. (b) Accident and Incident Reports.—A railroad carrier not filing a report in violation of section 20901 of this title shall be fined not more than $2,500. A separate violation occurs for each day the violation continues.","path":["Title 49—TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 213—PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc49@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:06Z","sha256":"bfb5fa27126eccd786879218a504c76c0a9a8734f54e4ead9ed0977b74f99cf9","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-u.s.c.-21304","next":"us/49-u.s.c.-22101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}