Section 5711 · Enforcement and penalties

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(a) Actions.—The Secretary of Transportation shall request that a civil action be brought and take action to eliminate or ameliorate an imminent hazard related to a violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter in the same way and to the same extent as authorized by section 5122 of this title.

(b) Applicable Penalties and Procedures.—The penalties and procedures in sections 5123 and 5124 of this title apply to a violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter.

Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.