Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§11702 Enforcement by the Board

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part PART A— - RAIL › Chapter CHAPTER 117— - ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES › § 11702

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Board can sue in court to stop railroads from breaking sections 10901 through 10906 or rules, to enforce subchapter II of chapter 113, and to enforce its orders (but not to collect money) against those subject to this part.

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Title 49, §11702

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The Board may bring a civil action—

(1)to enjoin a rail carrier from violating sections 10901 through 10906 of this title, or a regulation prescribed or order or certificate issued under any of those sections;

(2)to enforce subchapter II of chapter 113 of this title and to compel compliance with an order of the Board under that subchapter; and

(3)to enforce an order of the Board, except a civil action to enforce an order for the payment of money, when it is violated by a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 11702, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1450; Pub. L. 96–296, §§ 15(c), 16(c), July 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 809, 810; Pub. L. 97–261, § 25(e), Sept. 20, 1982, 96 Stat. 1125; Pub. L. 98–554, title II, § 226(c)(5), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2851; Pub. L. 100–690, title IX, § 9111(j), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4534, related to authority of Interstate Commerce Commission to bring a civil action to enforce various provisions of this subtitle, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). See section 11702, 14702, and 15902 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 11702

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73