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LegalText 49 U.S.C. § 20138 Tampering with safety and operational monitoring devices us united_states_code code_section 49 TRANSPORTATION 201 GENERAL 20138 49 U.S.C. § 20138 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc49@119-100.zip /us/usc/t49/s20138 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-49/usc49.xml cf0848f86b15afe613b27159173ee1094461b7ae6320ba7d31e7bdfd1df3e433 0786acdd244d8f42c5a8e8ed1ec2a8dcb47dd0e02a286752710a20745702a4fb bf2b713391b2a2e82fe4a891cbff7a428c0e3a7a5511479ba7c3fa3828fffbfe 2026-07-04 official
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49 U.S.C. § 20138 - Tampering with safety and operational monitoring devices

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(a) General.— The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations and issue orders to prohibit the willful tampering with, or disabling of, any specified railroad safety or operational monitoring device.

(b) Penalties.— (1) A railroad carrier operating a train on which a safety or operational monitoring device is tampered with or disabled in violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under subsection (a) of this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty under section 21301 of this title.

(2) An individual tampering with or disabling a safety or operational monitoring device in violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under subsection (a) of this section, or knowingly operating or allowing to be operated a train on which such a device has been tampered with or disabled, is liable for penalties established by the Secretary. The penalties may include—

(A) a civil penalty under section 21301 of this title;

(B) suspension from work; and

(C) suspension or loss of a license or certification issued under section 20135 of this title.

(Pub. L. 103272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 876.)

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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2013845:431(o).Oct 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91458, 84 Stat. 971, § 202(o); added June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100342, § 21, 102 Stat. 638; Sept. 3, 1992, Pub. L. 102365, § 2(3), 106 Stat. 972. In subsection (a), the words “within 90 days after June 22, 1988” are omitted as expired. In subsection (b), the words “by another person” are omitted as surplus.