Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2025”.
Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Staging of motor vehicle collisions with commercial motor vehicles
In general— Chapter 805 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“80505. Staging of motor vehicle collisions with commercial motor vehicles
“(a) Penalty for staging collision—A person operating a motor vehicle who intentionally causes a collision with a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 31101, or arranges for another person to cause such a collision, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
“(b) Penalty for staging collision causing serious bodily injury—A person operating a motor vehicle who intentionally causes a collision with a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 31101, that results in serious bodily injury or death to another person, or arranges for another person to cause such a collision, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not less than 20 years, or both.
“(c) Limitation on prosecution—A person may not be prosecuted for an act under this section if the person has been convicted or acquitted on the merits for the same act under the laws of a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States.”
Clerical amendment— The analysis for chapter 805 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: