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legal/us/code/title-49/chapter-51/section-5124.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "49 U.S.C. § 5124"
+description: "Criminal penalty"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 49
+title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
+chapter_number: "51"
+chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL"
+section: "5124"
+citation: "49 U.S.C. § 5124"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc49@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s5124"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-49/usc49.xml"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 49 U.S.C. § 5124 - Criminal penalty
+
+## Text
+
+(a) In General.— A person knowingly violating section 5104(b) or willfully or recklessly violating this chapter or a regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued under this chapter shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both; except that the maximum amount of imprisonment shall be 10 years in any case in which the violation involves the release of a hazardous material that results in death or bodily injury to any person.
+
+(b) Knowing Violations.— For purposes of this section—
+
+(1) a person acts knowingly when—
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+(A) the person has actual knowledge of the facts giving rise to the violation; or
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+(B) a reasonable person acting in the circumstances and exercising reasonable care would have that knowledge; and
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+(2) knowledge of the existence of a statutory provision, or a regulation or a requirement required by the Secretary, is not an element of an offense under this section.
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+(c) Willful Violations.— For purposes of this section, a person acts willfully when—
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+(1) the person has knowledge of the facts giving rise to the violation; and
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+(2) the person has knowledge that the conduct was unlawful.
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+(d) Reckless Violations.— For purposes of this section, a person acts recklessly when the person displays a deliberate indifference or conscious disregard to the consequences of that person’s conduct.
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+(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 781; Pub. L. 109–59, title VII, § 7121, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1906.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 512449 App.:1809(b).Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, § 110(b), 88 Stat. 2161; restated Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–615, § 12(b), 104 Stat. 3259.
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+Amendments2005—Pub. L. 109–59 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A person knowingly violating section 5104(b) of this title or willfully violating this chapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.”