---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 209.601"
title: "49"
number: "209.601"
heading: "Civil penalties generally."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/209.601"
---

# §209.601. Civil penalties generally.

- (a) [Sections 209.601 through 209.621](/cfr/49/209.601..209.621.md) prescribe rules of procedure for the assessment of civil penalties pursuant to the Federal railroad safety laws, 49 U.S.C. [chapters 201 through 213](/cfr/49/ch201..213.md).
- (b) When FRA has reason to believe that a person has committed an act which is a violation of any provision of chapter II, subtitle B of this title, or [title 49](/cfr/49.md), subtitle V, part A, of the United States Code, for which FRA exercises enforcement responsibility or any waiver or order issued thereunder, it may conduct a proceeding to assess a civil penalty.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 91 FR 22065, Apr. 24, 2026, 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.