Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§16102 Recordkeeping and reporting violations

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part PART C— - PIPELINE CARRIERS › Chapter CHAPTER 161— - CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES › § 16102

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes it illegal for anyone who must report to the Board or keep records under chapter 157 about transportation covered by this part to, on purpose and knowing it's wrong, do any of five things. Those are: enter false information; destroy, change, or otherwise fake a record; leave out required business facts or transactions; make or keep records that break a Board rule or order; or file a false report or record with the Board.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §16102

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A person required to make a report to the Board, or make, prepare, or preserve a record, under chapter 157 about transportation subject to this part that knowingly and willfully—

(1)makes a false entry in the report or record,

(2)destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means falsifies the record,

(3)does not enter business related facts and transactions in the record,

(4)makes, prepares, or preserves the record in violation of a regulation or order of the Board, or

(5)files a false report or record with the Board,

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11909 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

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. § 16102

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73