US Code

Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

49 U.S.C. § 20903

Reports not evidence in civil actions for damages

Section text and notes

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.