---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 209.335"
title: "49"
number: "209.335"
heading: "Penalties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/209.335"
---

# §209.335. Penalties.

- (a) Any individual who violates [§ 209.331(c)](/cfr/49/209.331.md?p=c) or [§ 209.333(a)](/cfr/49/209.333.md?p=a) may be permanently disqualified from performing the safety-sensitive functions described in [§ 209.303](/cfr/49/209.303.md). Any individual who willfully violates [§ 209.331(c)](/cfr/49/209.331.md?p=c) or [§ 209.333(a)](/cfr/49/209.333.md?p=a) may also be assessed a civil penalty of at least the minimum civil monetary penalty and not more than the ordinary maximum civil monetary penalty per violation. See [49 CFR part 209](/cfr/49/part209.md), appendix A.
- (b) Any railroad that violates § [209.331(a)](/cfr/49/209.331.md?p=a) or [(b)](/cfr/49/209.331.md?p=b) or [§ 209.333(b)](/cfr/49/209.333.md?p=b) may be assessed a civil penalty of at least the minimum civil monetary penalty and not more than the ordinary maximum civil monetary penalty per violation. See [49 CFR part 209](/cfr/49/part209.md), appendix A.
- (c) Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

## Notes

### Amendments

[91 FR 22064, Apr. 24, 2026]

### Source

Source: 54 FR 42907, Oct. 18, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5123, 5124, 20103, 20107, 20111, 20112, 20114; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 56742, Oct. 28, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[91 FR 22064, Apr. 24, 2026]