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LegalText 49 U.S.C. § 21304 Willfulness requirement for penalties against individuals us united_states_code code_section 49 TRANSPORTATION 213 PENALTIES 21304 49 U.S.C. § 21304 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/s21304 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-49/usc49.xml 0ebe11981d0e5ee1de20f26c287e90bce5d36e94900eea268edc47cf4b173953 0786acdd244d8f42c5a8e8ed1ec2a8dcb47dd0e02a286752710a20745702a4fb 4763846cf8dbe2bdb487076c5443d7222a963672d5eec453d45952135fdfab60 2026-07-04 official
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49 U.S.C. § 21304 - Willfulness requirement for penalties against individuals

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A civil penalty under this subchapter may be imposed against an individual only for a willful violation. An individual is deemed not to have committed a willful violation if the individual was following the direct order of a railroad carrier official or supervisor under protest communicated to the official or supervisor. The individual is entitled to document the protest.

(Pub. L. 103272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 893.)

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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2130445:6 (1st sentence words between 23d and 24th commas, 2d sentence words after 2d comma, 3d sentence).Mar. 2, 1893, ch. 196, § 6 (1st sentence words between 23d and 24th commas, 2d sentence words after 2d comma, 3d sentence), 27 Stat. 532; restated June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100342, § 13(1)(F), 102 Stat. 630; Sept. 3, 1992, Pub. L. 102365, § 9(a)(3), 106 Stat. 977. 45:13 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d, 4th sentences).Apr. 14, 1910, ch. 160, § 4 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d, 4th sentences), 36 Stat. 299; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100342, § 13(3)(C)(iii), (v), 102 Stat. 632. 45:34 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d, 4th sentences).Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 9 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d, 4th sentences), 36 Stat. 916; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100342, § 14(7), 102 Stat. 633. 45:43 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d sentence words after 5th comma, 4th sentence).May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 7 (1st sentence words after last comma, 3d sentence words after 5th comma, 4th sentence), 36 Stat. 351; Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86762, § 3, 74 Stat. 904; restated June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100342, § 15(4), 102 Stat. 634. 45:64a(a)(1) (1st sentence words after last comma, 5th sentence words after last comma, 6th sentence).Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 5(a)(1) (1st sentence words after last comma, 5th sentence words after last comma, 6th sentence), 34 Stat. 1417; restated June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100342, § 16(6)(A), 102 Stat. 635. 45:438(c) (2d, 9th, last sentences).Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91458, § 209(c) (2d, 8th, last sentences), 84 Stat. 975; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100342, § 3(a)(3)(A), (C), 102 Stat. 624; Sept. 3, 1992, Pub. L. 102365, § 4(c)(1), 106 Stat. 974. 49 App.:26(h) (1st sentence words after last comma, 4th sentence words after last comma, 5th sentence).Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379, § 25(h) (1st sentence words after last comma, 4th sentence words after last comma, 5th sentence); added Feb. 28, 1920, ch. 91, § 441, 41 Stat. 498; restated Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 818, 50 Stat. 837; Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, § 14(b), 54 Stat. 919; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100342, § 17(7), 102 Stat. 636. The word “official” is added the 2d time it appears for consistency in this section.