Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110

§14907 Recordkeeping and Reporting Violations

Title 49 › SUBTITLE IV — INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › PART B — MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS › CHAPTER 149 — CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES › § 14907

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

People who must file reports, answer questions, or keep records for the Secretary or the Board about transportation under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 can be fined not more than $5,000 by the United States. The fine applies if they fail to file, fail to answer truthfully within 30 days, fail to keep records as required, falsify, destroy, or change records, file false reports, make false or incomplete business entries, or keep records in violation of a rule or order.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §14907

Transportation, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

A person required to make a report to the Secretary or the Board, as applicable, answer a question, or make, prepare, or preserve a record under this part about transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135, or an officer, agent, or employee of that person, that—
(1)does not make that report;
(2)does not specifically, completely, and truthfully answer that question in 30 days from the date the Secretary or Board, as applicable, requires the question to be answered;
(3)does not make, prepare, or preserve that record in the form and manner prescribed;
(4)falsifies, destroys, mutilates, or changes that report or record;
(5)files a false report or record;
(6)makes a false or incomplete entry in that record about a business related fact or transaction; or
(7)makes, prepares, or preserves a record in violation of an applicable regulation or order of the Secretary or Board;
is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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).

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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

49 U.S.C. § 14907

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110