NHTSA Proposes Increases in Maximum Civil Penalties
Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.10.12
This past Friday the Federal Register published the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) notice of proposed rulemaking to increase the maximum civil penalties allowable for violations of certain statutes it administers. The proposed rule would adjust the maximum civil penalties for inflation, as required by the Federal Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Act. The proposed rule would provide the following penalty maximum increases:
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Motor Vehicle Safety Rules 49 U.S.C. § 30112, 30115, 30117-30122, 30123(a), 30125(c), 30127, 30141-30147 |
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School Buses 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a)(1), (a)(2) |
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Inspections, Investigations and Records 49 U.S.C. § 30166 |
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Bumper Standards 49 U.S.C. § 32506(a) |
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Consumer Information 49 U.S.C. § 32308 |
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Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel Efficiency 49 C.F.R. § 535 |
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Comments on the proposed rule are due on October 9, 2012. The proposed rule would take effect thirty days after its final publication in the Federal Register. Though no specific date is identified, the Agency anticipates the revised civil penalties to be in place by December 31, 2012.
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