A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to increase civil penalties for aviation safety violations and to increase criminal penalties for failure to file certain reports and falsification of certain records.

Summary

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to increase from $1,000 to $10,000 the civil penalty for certain safety violations of such Act or of its regulations by persons operating aircraft for the carriage of persons or property for compensation or hire. Provides a civil penalty of $1,000 for safety violations relating to notification of proposed construction structures which could pose a hazard to air navigation. (Current law provides only for a criminal penalty.) Provides that any air carrier (or agent) who intentionally: (1) fails to make or maintain certain reports required under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, or falsifies such reports, is subject to a $5,000 fine in the case of an individual, or to a $10,000 fine in the case of an organization; or (2) conceals or falsifies a material fact, or invites reliance upon a false representation concerning a material fact regarding Federal Aviation Administration air safety reports, shall incur a fine in accordance with Federal criminal law, or a maximum term of five years' imprisonment, or both.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 January 1987

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