Appendix H to Part 222 - Schedule of Civil Penalties 1

Appendix H to Part 222 - Schedule of Civil Penalties¹

Section	Violation	Willful violation
Subpart B - Use of Locomotive Horns
§ 222.21 Use of locomotive horn
(a) Failure to sound horn at grade crossing	$5,000	$7,500
Failure to sound horn in proper pattern	1,000	3,000
(b) Failure to sound horn at least 15 seconds and less than 1⁄4-mile before crossing	5,000	7,500
Sounding the locomotive horn more than 25 seconds before crossing	1,000	2,000
Sounding the locomotive horn more than 1⁄4-mile in advance of crossing	1,000	2,000
§ 222.33 Failure to sound horn when conditions of § 222.33 are not met	5,000	7,500
§ 222.45 Routine sounding of the locomotive horn at quiet zone crossing	5,000	7,500
§ 222.49 (b) Failure to provide Grade Crossing Inventory Form information	2,500	5,000
§ 222.59 (d) Routine sounding of the locomotive horn at a grade crossing equipped with wayside horn	5,000	7,500

¹ A penalty may be assessed against an individual only for a willful violation. The Administrator reserves the right to assess a penalty of up to the statutory maximum amount for any violation where circumstances warrant. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A.

[71 FR 47634, Aug. 17, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 79702, Dec. 30, 2008. Redesignated at 74 FR 46394, Sept. 9, 2009 as amended at77 FR 24420, Apr. 24, 2012; 81 FR 43110, July 1, 2016; 83 FR 60747, Nov. 27, 2018]