Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60
§11703 Enforcement by the Attorney General
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part A— RAIL › Chapter 117— ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES › § 11703
Summary
The Attorney General can sue (and must if the Board asks) to enforce the rules, orders, or certificates under this part and to punish people who break them, and the United States can sue for someone to force a railroad to give equal service and rates as those given to similar customers.
Full Legal Text
Title 49, §11703
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(a)The Attorney General may, and on request of the Board shall, bring court proceedings to enforce this part, or a regulation or order of the Board or certificate issued under this part, and to prosecute a person violating this part or a regulation or order of the Board or certificate issued under this part.
(b)The United States Government may bring a civil action on behalf of a person to compel a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part to provide that transportation to that person in compliance with this part at the same rate charged, or on conditions as favorable as those given by the rail carrier, for like traffic under similar conditions to another person.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 11703, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1450, related to authority of Attorney General and United States Government to bring civil actions to enforce this subtitle, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). See section 11703, 14703, and 15903 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. § 11703
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60