Civil penalty
- Sec. 30165. Civil penalty
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- PENALTY A person that
violates any of sections 30112, 30115, 30117-30122,
30123(d), 30125(c), 30127, 30141-30147, or 30166
of this title or a regulation prescribed under
any of those sections is liable to the United
States Government for a civil penalty of not more
than $1,000 for each violation. A separate
violation occurs for each motor vehicle or item
of motor vehicle equipment and for each failure
or refusal to allow or perform an act required by
any of those sections. The maximum penalty under
this subsection for a related series of
violations is $800,000.
- COMPROMISE AND SETOFF
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- The Secretary of
Transportation may compromise the amount
of a civil penalty imposed under this
section.
- The Government may
deduct the amount of a civil penalty
imposed or compromised under this section
from amounts it owes the person liable
for the penalty.
- CONSIDERATIONS In
determining the amount of a civil penalty or
compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty or
compromise to the size of the business of the
person charged and the gravity of the violation
shall be considered.
- SUBPOENAS FOR WITNESSES In
a civil action brought under this section, a
subpoena for a witness may be served in any
judicial district.
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