49 USC 14711 – Enforcement by State attorneys general
(a)
Terms Used In 49 USC 14711
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(b)
(1)
(2)
(A) shall review the initiation of a civil action under this section by a State if—
(i) the carrier or broker that is the subject of the action is not registered with the Department of Transportation;
(ii) the license of the carrier or broker for failure to file proof of required bodily injury or cargo liability insurance is pending, or the license has been revoked for any other reason by the Department;
(iii) the carrier is not rated or has received a conditional or unsatisfactory safety rating by the Department; or
(iv) the carrier or broker has been licensed with the Department for less than 5 years; and
(B) may review if the carrier or broker fails to meet criteria developed by the Secretary that are consistent with this section.
(3)
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(c)
(1) be heard on all matters arising in such civil action; and
(2) file petitions for appeal of a decision in such civil actions.
(d)
(1) convey a right to initiate or maintain a class action lawsuit in the enforcement of a Federal law or regulation; or
(2) prevent the attorney general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the laws of such State to conduct investigations or to administer oaths or affirmations or to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documentary and other evidence.
(e)
(1) the venue shall be a Federal judicial district in which—
(A) the carrier, foreign motor carrier, or broker operates;
(B) the carrier, foreign motor carrier, or broker was authorized to provide transportation at the time the complaint arose; or
(C) where the defendant in the civil action is found;
(2) process may be served without regard to the territorial limits of the district or of the State in which the civil action is instituted; and
(3) a person who participated with a carrier or broker in an alleged violation that is being litigated in the civil action may be joined in the civil action without regard to the residence of the person.
(f)