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PUBLIC LAW 95-473—OCT. 17, 1978 chapter I of chapter 105 of this title, and when that carrier is a corporation, an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, that by any means knowingly and willfully assists a person in getting, or willingly permits a person to get, transportation provided under this subtitle for property at less than the rate in effect for that transportation under chapter 107 of this title, shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. (2) A person, or officer or agent of the person, that (A) delivers property for transportation under this subtitle to a common carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this title, or for whom that carrier transports property as consignor or consignee, and (B) knowingly and willfully by any means gets or attempts to get that property transported at less than the rate in effect for that transportation under chapter 107 of this title, shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. (3) A person, or an officer or agent of a corporation or company that by payment of anything of value, solicitation, or in any other way, induces or attempts to induce a common carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this title, or any of its officers or agents, to discriminate unreasonably against another consignor or consignee in the transportation of property shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. (b) A person, or an officer, employee, or agent of that person, that (1) knowingly offers, grants, gives, solicits, accepts, or receives a rebate, concession, or discrimination in violation of a provision of this subtitle related to motor carrier transportation suoject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under subchapter II of chapter 105 of this title, or (2) by any means knowingly and willfully assists or permits another person to get transportation that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under that subchapter at less than the rate in effect for that transportation under chapter 107 of this title, shall be fined at least $200 but no more than $500 for the first violation and at least $250 but not more than $2,000 for a subsequent violation. (c)(1) A water carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under subchapter III of chapter 105 of this title, or an officer, agent, or employee of that carrier, that knowingly and willfully by any means offers, grants, or gives, or intentionally permits a person to get, transportation provided under that subchapter at less than the rate in effect for that transportation under chapter 107 of this title, shall be fined not more than $5,000. (2) A person that knowingly and willfully by any means solicits, accepts, or receives transportation provided under subchapter III of chapter 105 of this title at less than the rate in effect for that transportation under chapter 107 of this title, shall be fined not more than $5,000. (3) Trial in a criminal action under this subsection is in the judicial district in which any part of the violation is committed. (d)(1) A freight forwarder providing service subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under subchapter IV of chapter 105 of this title, or an officer, agent, or employee of that freight forwarder, that knowingly and willfully assists a person in getting, or willingly permits a person to get. service provided under that subchapter at less

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