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49 U.S.C. § 30163 — Actions by the Attorney General
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**(a) Civil Actions To Enforce.—** The Attorney General may bring a civil action in a United States district court to enjoin—
(1) a violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter; and
(2) the sale, offer for sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction, in interstate commerce, or the importation into the United States, of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment for which it is decided, before the first purchase in good faith other than for resale, that the vehicle or equipment—
(A) contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety about which notice was given under [section 30118(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118/c&num=0&edition=prelim) or an order was issued under [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter.
**(b) Prior Notice.—** When practicable, the Secretary of Transportation shall notify a person against whom a civil action under subsection (a) of this section is planned, give the person an opportunity to present that person’s views, and, except for a knowing and willful violation of this chapter, give the person a reasonable opportunity to remedy the defect or comply with the applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter. Failure to give notice and an opportunity to remedy the defect or comply with the applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter does not prevent a court from granting appropriate relief.
**(c) Venue.—** Except as provided in [section 30121(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.
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**(a) Civil Actions To Enforce.—** The Attorney General may bring a civil action in a United States district court to enjoin—
(1) a violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter; and
(2) the sale, offer for sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction, in interstate commerce, or the importation into the United States, of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment for which it is decided, before the first purchase in good faith other than for resale, that the vehicle or equipment—
(A) contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety about which notice was given under [section 30118(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118/c&num=0&edition=prelim) or an order was issued under [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter.
**(b) Prior Notice.—** When practicable, the Secretary of Transportation shall notify a person against whom a civil action under subsection (a) of this section is planned, give the person an opportunity to present that person’s views, and, except for a knowing and willful violation of this chapter, give the person a reasonable opportunity to remedy the defect or comply with the applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter. Failure to give notice and an opportunity to remedy the defect or comply with the applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter does not prevent a court from granting appropriate relief.
**(c) Venue.—** Except as provided in [section 30121(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30121/d&num=0&edition=prelim), a civil action under this section or [section 30165(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30165/a&num=0&edition=prelim) may be brought in the judicial district in which the violation occurred or the defendant is found, resides, or does business. Process in the action may be served in any other judicial district in which the defendant resides or is found.
**(d) Jury Trial Demand.—** In a trial for criminal contempt for violating an injunction or restraining order issued under subsection (a) of this section, the violation of which is also a violation of this chapter, the defendant may demand a jury trial. The defendant shall be tried as provided in rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (18 App. U.S.C.).
**(e) Subpenas for Witnesses.—** In a civil action brought under this section, a subpena for a witness may be served in any judicial district.
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**(a) Provisional Notification.—**
(1) The Secretary of Transportation may order a manufacturer to issue a provisional notification if a civil action about an order issued under [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim) has been brought under [section 30163 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30163&num=0&edition=prelim). The provisional notification shall contain—
(A) a statement that the Secretary has decided that a defect related to motor vehicle safety or noncompliance with a motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter exists and that the manufacturer is contesting the decision in a civil action in a United States district court;
(B) a clear description of the Secretary’s stated basis for the decision;
(C) the Secretary’s evaluation of the risk to motor vehicle safety reasonably related to the defect or noncompliance;
(D) measures the Secretary considers necessary to avoid an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety resulting from the defect or noncompliance;
(E) a statement that the manufacturer will remedy the defect or noncompliance without charge under [section 30120 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30120&num=0&edition=prelim), but that the requirement to remedy without charge is conditioned on the outcome of the civil action; and
(F) other information the Secretary prescribes by regulation or includes in the order requiring the notice.
(2) A notification under this subsection does not relieve a manufacturer of liability for not giving notification required by an order under [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscod
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 30162
(d) CERTIFIED
COPIES
OF
RECORDS
OF
PRO-
CEEDINGS.—The Secretary shall give any inter-
ested person a certified copy of the transcript of
the record in a proceeding under this section on
request and payment of costs. A certified copy
of the record of the proceeding is admissible in
a proceeding arising out of a matter under this
chapter, regardless of whether the proceeding
under this section has begun or becomes final.
(e) FINALITY OF JUDGMENT AND SUPREME COURT
REVIEW.—A judgment of a court under this sec-
tion is final and may be reviewed only by the
Supreme Court under section 1254 of title 28.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 966.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
30161(a) ......
15:1394(a)(1) (1st sen-
tence), (3).
Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89–563,
§ 105(a)(1)–(5), (b), 80 Stat.
720, 721.
30161(b) ......
15:1394(a)(1) (2d, last
sentences).
30161(c) ......
15:1394(a)(2).
30161(d) ......
15:1394(b).
30161(e) ......
15:1394(a)(4), (5).
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘In a case of actual con-
troversy as to the validity of’’ and ‘‘who will be . . .
when it is effective’’ are omitted as surplus. The words
‘‘an order prescribing a motor vehicle safety standard
under this chapter’’ are substituted for ‘‘any order
under section 1392 of this title’’ for consistency. The
words ‘‘apply for review’’ are added for clarity. The
words ‘‘The petition must be filed’’ are substituted for
‘‘at any time’’ for clarity. The text of 15:1394(a)(3) is
omitted as surplus because 5:ch. 7 applies unless other-
wise stated.
In subsection (b), the words ‘‘or other officer des-
ignated by him for that purpose’’ are omitted as sur-
plus because of 49:322(
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