PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

A corporation must be treated as breaking the law if one of its people breaks a rule that applies to a rail carrier under the Board’s rules. That covers company leaders and workers (for example: directors, officers, receivers, trustees, lessees, agents, or employees) when they act within their job. The company can be punished under the penalties in this chapter, and those people's actions count as both the person's and the company's actions.

Title 49, §11907

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An act or omission that would be a violation of this part if committed by a director, officer, receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or employee of a rail carrier providing transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part that is a corporation is also a violation of this part by that corporation. The penalties of this chapter apply to that violation. When acting in the scope of their employment, the actions and omissions of individuals acting for or employed by that rail carrier are considered to be the actions and omissions of that rail carrier as well as that individual.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11915 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). A prior section 11907, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1459, related to interference with railroad car supply, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). See section 11902 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.

§11907 Punishment of Corporation for Violations Committed by Certain Individuals