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title: "49 U.S.C. § 28302"
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title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 28302 - Penalties

## Text

A person violating section 28301 of this title shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(Added Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(56)(A), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3394.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2830245:66.Sept. 3, 5, 1916, ch. 436, § 4, 39 Stat. 722. The words “shall be guilty of a misdemeanor” are omitted, and the words “shall be fined under title 18” are substituted for “shall be fined not less than $100 and not more than $1,000”, for consistency with title 18. The words “upon conviction” are omitted as surplus.