Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2016Source: annual CFR editions 2011–2016
§ 371.121 What penalties may FMCSA impose for violations of this part?
Current wording, first on file in the 2011 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2016 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2016 and Oct. 1, 2016 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 371.121 — What penalties may FMCSA impose for violations of this part?. Text in force on October 1, 2016. This wording effective October 1, 2011 to present. Source: govinfo, 2016 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2016-title49-vol5/CFR-2016-title49-vol5-sec371-121. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/371.121?asof=2016-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
The penalty provisions of 49 U.S.C. chapter 149, Civil and Criminal Penalties apply to this subpart. These penalties do not overlap. Notwithstanding these civil penalties, nothing in this section deprives an individual shipper of any remedy or right of action under existing law.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2011A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.