A person required to make a report to the Board, or make, prepare, or preserve a record, under subchapter III of chapter 111 of this title about transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part that knowingly and willfully—
makes a false entry in the report or record;
destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means falsifies the record;
does not enter business related facts and transactions in the record;
makes, prepares, or preserves the record in violation of a regulation or order of the Board; or
files a false report or record with the Board,
shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a)109 Stat. 851(Added , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
section 11909 of this titlePub. L. 104–88, § 102(a)Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by .
Pub. L. 95–47392 Stat. 1457Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a)section 14903 of this titleA prior section 11903, , , , related to rate, discrimination, and tariff violations, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by . See .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 104–88section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88section 1301 of this titleSection effective , except as otherwise provided in , see , set out as a note under .