---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 371.121"
title: "49"
number: "371.121"
heading: "What penalties may FMCSA impose for violations of this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/371.121"
---

# §371.121. What penalties may FMCSA impose for violations of this part?


The penalty provisions of 49 U.S.C. chapter 149, Civil and Criminal Penalties apply to this subpart. These penalties do not overlap. Notwithstanding these civil penalties, nothing in this section deprives an individual shipper of any remedy or right of action under existing law.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 75 FR 72996, Nov. 29, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13301, 13501, and 14122; subtitle B, title IV of Pub. L. 109-59; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 68942, Oct. 17, 1980, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 61 FR 54707, Oct. 21, 1996.