U.S. Code > Title 49 Transportation > SUBTITLE V—RAIL PROGRAMS (§§ 20101—28505) > PART A—SAFETY (§§ 20101—21311) > CHAPTER 213—PENALTIES (§§ 21301—21311) > SUBCHAPTER II—CRIMINAL PENALTIES (§ 21311) > § 21311. Records and reports

§ 21311. Records and reports

(a) Records and Reports Under Chapter 201.— A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, if the person knowingly and willfully—
(1) makes a false entry in a record or report required to be made or preserved under chapter 201 of this title;
(2) destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means falsifies such a record or report;
(3) does not enter required specified facts and transactions in such a record or report;
(4) makes or preserves such a record or report in violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under chapter 201 of this title; or
(5) files a false record or report with the Secretary of Transportation.
(b) Accident and Incident Reports.— A railroad carrier not filing a report in violation of section 20901 of this title shall be fined not more than $2,500. A separate violation occurs for each day the violation continues.