Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§14913 Conclusiveness of Rates in Certain Prosecutions
Title 49 › SUBTITLE IV — INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › PART B — MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS › CHAPTER 149 — CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES › § 14913
Summary
If a carrier files or publishes a rate under federal rate rules, that rate counts as final proof in enforcement cases. Charging or offering a different rate is illegal.
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Title 49, §14913
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When a carrier publishes or files a particular rate under section 13702 or participates in such a rate, the published or filed rate is conclusive proof against that carrier, its officers, and agents that it is the legal rate for that transportation or service in a proceeding begun under section 14902 or 14903. A departure, or offer to depart, from that published or filed rate is a violation of those sections.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11916 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).
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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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49 U.S.C. § 14913
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102