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 PUBLIC LAW 106-414 —NOV, 1, 2000 114 STAT. 1803 order is restrained or the order is set aside in a civil action to which section 30121(d) applies.". (d) INSURANCE STUDY.— The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and utility of obtaining aggregate information on a regular and periodic basis regarding claims made for private passenger automobile accidents from persons in the business of providing private passenger automobile insurance or of adjusting insurance claims for such automobiles. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the results of such study to the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. SEC. 4. REMEDIES WITHOUT CHARGE. Section 30120(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by- (1) striking "8 calendar years" and inserting "10 calendar years"; and (2) striking "3 calendar years" and inserting "5 calendar years". SEC. 5. PENALTIES. (a) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 30165(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " (a) CIVIL PENALTIES. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—^A person that violates any of section 30112, 30115, 30117 through 30122, 30123(d), 30125(c), 30127, or 30141 through 30147, or a regulation prescribed thereunder, is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. A separate violation occurs for each motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment and for each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required by any of those sections. The maximum penalty under this subsection for a related series of violations is $15,000,000. "(2) SECTION 30166.— ^A person who violates section 30166 or a regulation prescribed under that section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty for failing or refusing to allow or perform an act required under that section or regulation. The maximum penalty under this paragraph is $5,000 per violation per day. The maximum penalty under this paragraph for a related series of daily violations is $15,000,000.". (b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Subchapter IV of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "§30170. Criminal Penalties " (a) CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR FALSIFYING OR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION.— "(1) GENERAL RULE.— ^A person who violates section 1001 of title 18 with respect to the reporting requirements of section 30166, with the specific intention of misleading the Secretary with respect to motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment safety related defects that have caused death or serious bodily injury to an individual (as defined in section 1365(g)(3) of title 18), 7&-194O-00 - 23:QL3Part3

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