Title 49TransportationRelease 119-73

§32915 Appealing civil penalties

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part PART C— - INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 329— - AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY › § 32915

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone may appeal a civil penalty decision by the Secretary or the FTC. File notice in D.C. Circuit or the appeals court for the circuit where you live or have your main office within 30 days, and simultaneously mail a certified copy to Secretary or Commission; it must promptly file the certified record with the court.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §32915

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Any interested person may appeal a decision of the Secretary of Transportation to impose a civil penalty under section 32912(a) or (b) of this title, or of the Federal Trade Commission under section 32913(b)(1) of this title, in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or in the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which the person resides or has its principal place of business. A person appealing a decision must file a notice of appeal with the court not later than 30 days after the decision and, at the same time, send a copy of the notice by certified mail to the Secretary or the Commission. The Secretary or the Commission promptly shall file with the court a certified copy of the record of the proceeding in which the decision was made.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3291515:2008(c)(1).Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, 86 Stat. 947, § 508(c)(1); added Dec. 22, 1975, Pub. L. 94–163, § 301, 89 Stat. 914. The words “as the case may be” are omitted as surplus. The text of 15:2008(c)(1) (last sentence) is omitted as surplus because 5:ch. 7 applies unless otherwise stated.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 32915

Title 49Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73