# 16 CFR § 1115.11: Imputed knowledge

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 CFR § 1115.11
- **Heading:** Imputed knowledge
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 16—Commercial Practices > CHAPTER II—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER B—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS > PART 1115—SUBSTANTIAL PRODUCT HAZARD REPORTS > Subpart A—General Interpretation

## Text

(a) In evaluating whether or when a subject firm should have reported, the Commission will deem a subject firm to have obtained reportable information when the information has been received by an official or employee who may reasonably be expected to be capable of appreciating the significance of the information. (See § 1115.14(b).)
(b) In evaluating whether or when a subject firm should have reported, the Commission will deem a subject firm to know what a reasonable person acting in the circumstances in which the firm finds itself would know. Thus, the subject firm shall be deemed to know what it would have known if it had exercised due care to ascertain the truth of complaints or other representations. This includes the knowledge a firm would have if it conducted a reasonably expeditious investigation in order to evaluate the reportability of a death or grievous bodily injury or other information. (See § 1115.14.)

## Nearby sections

- [16 CFR § 1115.1 § 1115.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.1.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.2 § 1115.2 Scope and finding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.2.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.3 § 1115.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.3.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.4 § 1115.4 Defect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.4.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.5 § 1115.5 Reporting of failures to comply with a voluntary consumer product safety standard relied upon by the Commission under section 9 of the CPSA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.5.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.6 § 1115.6 Reporting of unreasonable risk of serious injury or death.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.6.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.7 § 1115.7 Relation to other provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.7.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.8 § 1115.8 Compliance with product safety standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.8.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.10 § 1115.10 Persons who must report and where to report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.10.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.11 § 1115.11 Imputed knowledge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.11.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.12 § 1115.12 Information which should be reported; evaluating substantial product hazard.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.12.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.13 § 1115.13 Content and form of reports; delegations of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.13.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.14 § 1115.14 Time computations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.14.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.15 § 1115.15 Confidentiality and disclosure of data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.15.md)

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