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§ 383.53 Penalties.

Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2015.

eCFR as of September 30, 2019 ↗
49 CFR § 383.53 — Penalties.. Text in force on September 30, 2019. This wording effective October 1, 2015 to present. Source: eCFR as of September 30, 2019, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2019-09-30/title-49/section-383.53. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/383.53?asof=2019-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) General rule. Any person who violates the rules set forth in subparts B and C of this part may be subject to civil or criminal penalties under 49 U.S.C. 521(b), as provided in part 386, Appendix B, of this chapter.

(b) Special penalties pertaining to violation of out-of-service orders—(1) Driver violations. A driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order shall be subject to a civil penalty as stated in part 386 Appendix B, in addition to disqualification under § 383.51(e).

(2) Employer violations. An employer who is convicted of a violation of § 383.37(d) shall be subject to a civil penalty as stated in part 386, appendix B, of this chapter.

(c) Special penalties pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossing violations. An employer who is convicted of a violation of § 383.37(e) shall be subject to a civil penalty stated in part 386, appendix B, of this chapter.

[80 FR 18155, Apr. 3, 2015]

Amendment history

8 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2015 → presentannual editions 2015–2016diff vs. previousviewing
    [80 FR 18155, Apr. 3, 2015]
  2. Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2015annual editions 2013–2014diff vs. previous
    [59 FR 26028, May 18, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 48111, Sept. 2, 1999; 67 FR 49759, July 31, 2002; 72 FR 36788, July 5, 2007; 78 FR 58480, Sept. 24, 2013]
  3. Oct. 1, 2007 → Oct. 1, 2013annual editions 2007–2012diff vs. previous
    [59 FR 26028, May 18, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 48111, Sept. 2, 1999; 67 FR 49759, July 31, 2002; 72 FR 36788, July 5, 2007]
  4. Oct. 1, 2006 → Oct. 1, 2007annual edition 2006diff vs. previous
    [59 FR 26028, May 18, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 48111, Sept. 2, 1999; 67 FR 49759, July 31, 2002]
  5. Oct. 1, 2002 → Oct. 1, 2006annual editions 2002–2005diff vs. previous
    [59 FR 26028, May 18, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 48111, Sept. 2, 1999; 67 FR 49759, July 31, 2002]
  6. Oct. 1, 2001 → Oct. 1, 2002annual edition 2001diff vs. previous
    [59 FR 26028, May 18, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 48111, Sept. 2, 1999]
  7. Oct. 1, 1999 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1999–2000diff vs. previous
    [59 FR 26028, May 18, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 48111, Sept. 2, 1999]
  8. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1999annual editions 1996–1998
    [59 FR 26028, May 18, 1994]

A 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.