Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§32915 Appealing Civil Penalties
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VI — MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › PART C — INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 329 — AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY › § 32915
Summary
Anyone may appeal civil penalties by the Secretary (32912(a)/(b)) or the FTC (32913(b)(1)) to the D.C. Circuit or the appeals court for their circuit of residence or business. File notice within 30 days and mail a certified copy; it must promptly file a certified record with the court.
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Title 49, §32915
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Any interested person may appeal a decision of the Secretary of Transportation to impose a civil penalty under section 32912(a) or (b) of this title, or of the Federal Trade Commission under section 32913(b)(1) of this title, in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or in the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which the person resides or has its principal place of business. A person appealing a decision must file a notice of appeal with the court not later than 30 days after the decision and, at the same time, send a copy of the notice by certified mail to the Secretary or the Commission. The Secretary or the Commission promptly shall file with the court a certified copy of the record of the proceeding in which the decision was made.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3291515:2008(c)(1).Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, 86 Stat. 947, § 508(c)(1); added Dec. 22, 1975, Pub. L. 94–163, § 301, 89 Stat. 914. The words “as the case may be” are omitted as surplus. The text of 15:2008(c)(1) (last sentence) is omitted as surplus because 5:ch. 7 applies unless otherwise stated.
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49 U.S.C. § 32915
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102