PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 983 (3) the name of the individual or entity from whom the automobile was obtained; and (4) the name of the owner of the automobile at the time of the filing of the report. (c) PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES.— The Secretary shall establish by regulation procedures and practices to facilitate reporting in the least burdensome and costly fashion. § 30505. Penalties and enforcement (a) PENALTY.—An individual or entity violating this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. (b) COLLECTION AND COMPROMISE.— (1) The Secretary of Transportation shall impose a civil penalty under this section. The Attorney General shall bring a civil action to collect the penalty. The Secretary may compromise the amount of the penalty. In determining the amount of the penalty or compromise, the Secretary shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the individual or entity charged and the gravity of the violation. (2) The Government may deduct the amount of a civil penalty imposed or compromised under this section from amounts it owes the individual or entity liable for the penalty. PART B—COMMERCIAL CHAPTER 311—COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY SUBCHAPTER I—STATE GRANTS Sec 31101. Definitions. 31102. Grants to States. 31103. United States Government's share of costs. 31104. Availability of amounts. - 31105. Employee protections. 31106. Commercial motor vehicle information system program. 31107. Truck and bus accident grant program. 31108. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER II—LENGTH AND WIDTH LIMITATIONS 31111. Length limitations. 31112. Property-carrying unit limitation. 31113. Width limitations. 31114. Access to the Interstate System. 31115. Enforcement. SUBCHAPTER III—SAFETY REGULATION 31131. Purposes and findings. 31132. Definitions. 31133. General powers of the Secretary of Transportation. 31134. Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel. 31135. Duties of employers and employees. 31136. United States Government regulations. 31137. Monitoring device and brake maintenance regulations. 31138. Minimum financial responsibility for transporting passengers. 31139. Minimum financial responsibility for transporting property. 31140. Submission of State laws and regulations ror review. 31141. Review and preemption of State laws and regulations. 31142. Inspection 01 vehicles. 31143. Investigating complaints and protecting complainants. 31144. Safety fitness of owners and operators. 31145. Coordination of Governmental activities and paperwork.
31146. Relationship to other laws. 31147. Limitations on authority.
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