---
kind: "unit"
title: "49"
title_heading: "Transportation"
key: "stIV/ptB/ch149"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 149"
heading: "Civil and Criminal Penalties"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/49/stIV-ptB-ch149"
sections_count: 16
---

# Chapter 149 — Civil and Criminal Penalties

Title 49 — Transportation › Subtitle IV — Interstate Transportation › Part B — Motor Carriers, Water Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders

## Sections

- [§14901. General civil penalties](/usc/49/14901.md)
- [§14902. Civil penalty for accepting rebates from carrier](/usc/49/14902.md)
- [§14903. Tariff violations](/usc/49/14903.md)
- [§14904. Additional rate violations](/usc/49/14904.md)
- [§14905. Penalties for violations of rules relating to loading and unloading motor vehicles](/usc/49/14905.md)
- [§14906. Evasion of regulation of carriers and brokers](/usc/49/14906.md)
- [§14907. Recordkeeping and reporting violations](/usc/49/14907.md)
- [§14908. Unlawful disclosure of information](/usc/49/14908.md)
- [§14909. Disobedience to subpoenas](/usc/49/14909.md)
- [§14910. General civil penalty when specific penalty not provided](/usc/49/14910.md)
- [§14911. Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain individuals](/usc/49/14911.md)
- [§14912. Weight-bumping in household goods transportation](/usc/49/14912.md)
- [§14913. Conclusiveness of rates in certain prosecutions](/usc/49/14913.md)
- [§14914. Civil penalty procedures](/usc/49/14914.md)
- [§14915. Penalties for failure to give up possession of household goods](/usc/49/14915.md)
- [§14916. Unlawful brokerage activities](/usc/49/14916.md)