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49 U.S. Code § 20901 - Reports | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
§ 20901.
Not later than 30 days after the end of each month, a railroad carrier shall file a report with the Secretary of Transportation on all accidents and incidents resulting in injury or death to an individual or damage to equipment or a roadbed arising from the carrier’s operations during the month. The report shall be under oath and shall state the nature, cause, and circumstances of each reported accident or incident. If a railroad carrier assigns human error as a cause, the report shall include, at the option of each employee whose error is alleged, a statement by the employee explaining any factors the employee alleges contributed to the accident or incident.
(b)Monetary Threshold for Reporting.—
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 886.)
20901(a)
May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 1 (1st sentence), 36 Stat. 350; restated Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–762, § 1, 74 Stat. 903; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 15(1)(A), (B), 102 Stat. 633.
May 6, 1910, ch. 208, § 2 (related to time of filing report), 36 Stat. 351; Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, § 204(b), 88 Stat. 2166; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 15(2), 102 Stat. 634.
June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 24, 102 Stat. 639.
Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(1)(K), 80 Stat. 939.
Sept. 3, 1992, Pub. L. 102–365, § 15, 106 Stat. 981.
Pub. L. 110–432, div. A, title II, § 209, Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4876, provided that: “The Federal Railroad Administration shall conduct an audit of each Class I railroad at least once every 2 years and conduct an audit of each non-Class I railroad at least once every 5 years to ensure that all grade crossing collisions and fatalities are reported to any Federal national accident database.”
[For definitions of “railroad” and “crossing”, as used in section 209 of Pub. L. 110–432, set out above, see section 2(a) of Pub. L. 110–432, set out as a note under section 20102 of this title.]