Title 49TransportationRelease 119-73

§14913 Conclusiveness of rates in certain prosecutions

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part PART B— - MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS › Chapter CHAPTER 149— - CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES › § 14913

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A carrier's rate filed under 13702 is final proof of legal rate in 14902/14903 cases; charging or offering a different rate violates sections.

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Title 49, §14913

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When a carrier publishes or files a particular rate under section 13702 or participates in such a rate, the published or filed rate is conclusive proof against that carrier, its officers, and agents that it is the legal rate for that transportation or service in a proceeding begun under section 14902 or 14903. A departure, or offer to depart, from that published or filed rate is a violation of those sections.

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11916 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

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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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49 U.S.C. § 14913

Title 49Transportation

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73