Title 45 — RailroadsRelease 119-73not60
§231l Penalties
Title 45 › Chapter 9— RETIREMENT OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES › Subchapter IV— RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974 › § 231l
Summary
If someone knowingly refuses to give reports or information the Board requires, or knowingly lies or files a false claim to get a payment, they can be fined up to $10,000, imprisoned for up to one year, or both. Any fines ordered by a court must be paid to the court, which will send the money to the U.S. Treasury to be credited to the Railroad Retirement Account.
Full Legal Text
Title 45, §231l
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(a)Any person who shall knowingly fail or refuse to make any report or furnish any information required by the Board in the administration of this subchapter, including the provisions of section 231f(b)(2) of this title or who shall knowingly make or cause to be made any false or fraudulent statement or report when a statement or report is required to be made for the purpose of this subchapter, or who shall knowingly make or aid in making any false or fraudulent statement or claim for the purpose of causing an award or payment to be made, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.
(b)All fines and penalties imposed by a court pursuant to this subchapter shall be paid to the court and be remitted from time to time by order of the judge to the Treasury of the United States to be credited to the Railroad Retirement Account.
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Citation
45 U.S.C. § 231l
Title 45 — Railroads
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60