Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

49 U.S.C. § 20903

Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages

section 20901 of this titlesection 20902 of this titleNo part of an accident or incident report filed by a railroad carrier under or made by the Secretary of Transportation under may be used in a civil action for damages resulting from a matter mentioned in the report.

Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e)108 Stat. 887(, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

20903

45:41.

May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 4, 36 Stat. 351.

The words “civil action” are substituted for “suit or action” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.