# 49 CFR § 217.5: Penalty

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-217.5

## Section

- **Citation:** 49 CFR § 217.5
- **Heading:** Penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > PART 217—RAILROAD OPERATING RULES > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) Any person (an entity of any type covered under 49 U.S.C. 21301, including but not limited to the following: a railroad; a manager, supervisor, official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; any owner, manufacturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or facilities; any independent contractor providing goods or services to a railroad; and any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, or independent contractor) who violates any requirement of this part or causes the violation of any such requirement is subject to a civil penalty of at least the minimum civil monetary penalty and not more than the ordinary maximum civil monetary penalty per violation, except that: Penalties may be assessed against individuals only for willful violations, and, a penalty not to exceed the aggravated maximum civil monetary penalty per violation may be assessed, where:
(1) A grossly negligent violation, or a pattern of repeated violations, has created an imminent hazard of death or injury to persons; or
(2) A death or injury has occurred. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A.
(b) Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. See FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/ for a statement of agency civil penalty policy.
[53 FR 28599, July 28, 1988]
Editorial Note:For Federal Register citations affecting § 217.5, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.

## Nearby sections

- [49 CFR § 217.1 § 217.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-217.1.md)
- [49 CFR § 217.2 § 217.2 Preemptive effect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-217.2.md)
- [49 CFR § 217.3 § 217.3 Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-217.3.md)
- [49 CFR § 217.4 § 217.4 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-217.4.md)
- [49 CFR § 217.5 § 217.5 Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-217.5.md)
- [49 CFR § 217.7 § 217.7 Operating rules; filing and recordkeeping.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-217.7.md)
- [49 CFR § 217.9 § 217.9 Program of operational tests and inspections; recordkeeping.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-217.9.md)
- [49 CFR § 217.11 § 217.11 Program of instruction on operating rules; recordkeeping; electronic recordkeeping.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-217.11.md)

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