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Code · U.S. Code · Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION · CHAPTER 149— CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES · § 14912

§ 14912. Weight-bumping in household goods transportation

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(a)Weight-Bumping Defined.— For the purposes of this section, “weight-bumping” means the knowing and willful making or securing of a fraudulent weight on a shipment of household goods which is subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135.
(b)Penalty.— Whoever has been found to have committed weight-bumping shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 918.)
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  • Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103
  • 109 Stat. 918
  • section 11917 of this title
  • Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a)
  • Pub. L. 104–88
  • section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88
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§ 14912
Weight-bumping in household goods transportation
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103
Stat.109 Stat. 918
Citesection 11917 of this title
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a)
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–88
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