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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "49 U.S.C. § 5124"
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description: "Criminal penalty"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 49
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title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_number: "51"
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chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL"
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section: "5124"
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citation: "49 U.S.C. § 5124"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 49 U.S.C. § 5124 - Criminal penalty
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## Text
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(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.
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(b) Knowing Violations.— For purposes of this section—
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(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.)
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## Notes
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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.
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Editorial Notes
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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.”
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