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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 13.17 

proposed civil penalty contained in a 
notice of proposed civil penalty. 

(1) A final notice of proposed civil 

penalty may be issued— 

(i) If the person charged with a viola-

tion fails to respond to the notice of 
proposed civil penalty within 30 days 
after receipt of that notice; or 

(ii) If the parties participated in any 

procedures under paragraph (f)(2) of 
this section and the parties have not 
agreed to compromise the action or the 
agency attorney has not agreed to 
withdraw the notice of proposed civil 
penalty. 

(2) Not later than 15 days after re-

ceipt of the final notice of proposed 
civil penalty, the person charged with 
a violation may do one of the fol-
lowing: 

(i) Submit the amount of the pro-

posed civil penalty or an agreed-upon 
amount, in which case either an order 
assessing civil penalty or a com-
promise order under paragraph (n) of 
this section may be issued in that 
amount; or 

(ii) Request a hearing conducted in 

accordance with subpart G of this part. 

(h) 

Request for a hearing. Any person 

requesting a hearing, under paragraph 
(f)(3) or (g)(2)(ii) of this section must 
file the request with the FAA Hearing 
Docket Clerk and serve the request on 
the agency attorney in accordance 
with the requirements in subpart G of 
this part. 

(i) 

Hearing.  The procedural rules in 

subpart G of this part apply to the 
hearing. 

(j) 

Appeal.  Either party may appeal 

the administrative law judge’s initial 
decision to the FAA decisionmaker 
under the procedures in subpart G of 
this part. The procedural rules in sub-
part G of this part apply to the appeal. 

(k) 

Judicial review. A person may seek 

judicial review only of a final decision 
and order of the FAA decisionmaker in 
accordance with § 13.235. 

(l) 

Payment.  (1) A person must pay a 

civil penalty by: 

(i) Sending a certified check or 

money order, payable to the Federal 
Aviation Administration, to the FAA 
office identified in the notice of pro-
posed civil penalty, the final notice of 
proposed civil penalty, or the order as-
sessing civil penalty; or 

(ii) Making an electronic payment 

according to the directions specified in 
the notice of proposed civil penalty, 
the final notice of proposed civil pen-
alty, or the order assessing civil pen-
alty. 

(2) The civil penalty must be paid 

within 30 days after service of the order 
assessing civil penalty, unless other-
wise agreed to by the parties. In cases 
where a hearing is requested, an appeal 
to the FAA decisionmaker is filed, or a 
petition for review of the FAA deci-
sionmaker’s decision is filed in a U.S. 
court of appeals, the civil penalty must 
be paid within 30 days after all litiga-
tion in the matter is completed and the 
civil penalty is affirmed in whole or in 
part. 

(m) 

Collection of civil penalties. If an 

individual does not pay a civil penalty 
imposed by an order assessing civil 
penalty or other final order, the Ad-
ministrator may take action to collect 
the penalty. 

(n) 

Compromise.  The FAA may com-

promise the amount of any civil pen-
alty imposed under this section under 
49 U.S.C. 5123(e), 46301(f), or 46318 at any 
time before referring the action to the 
United States Attorney General, or the 
delegate of the Attorney General, for 
collection. 

(1) When a civil penalty is com-

promised with a finding of violation, an 
agency attorney issues an order assess-
ing civil penalty. 

(2) When a civil penalty is com-

promised without a finding of viola-
tion, the agency attorney issues a com-
promise order that states the fol-
lowing: 

(i) The person has paid a civil penalty 

or has signed a promissory note pro-
viding for installment payments. 

(ii) The FAA makes no finding of a 

violation. 

(iii) The compromise order will not 

be used as evidence of a prior violation 
in any subsequent civil penalty pro-
ceeding or certificate action pro-
ceeding. 

§ 13.17

Seizure of aircraft. 

(a) The Chief Counsel, or a Regional 

Administrator for an aircraft within 

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§ 13.18 

the region, may issue an order author-
izing a State or Federal law enforce-
ment officer or a Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration safety inspector to seize 
an aircraft that is involved in a viola-
tion for which a civil penalty may be 
imposed on its owner or the individual 
commanding the aircraft. 

(b) Each person seizing an aircraft 

under this section places it in the near-
est available and adequate public stor-
age facility in the judicial district in 
which it was seized. 

(c) The Regional Administrator or 

Chief Counsel, without delay, sends a 
written notice and a copy of this sec-
tion to the registered owner of the 
seized aircraft and to each other person 
shown by FAA records to have an in-
terest in it, stating the— 

(1) Time, date, and place of seizure; 
(2) Name and address of the custodian 

of the aircraft; 

(3) Reasons for the seizure, including 

the violations alleged or proven to 
have been committed; and 

(4) Amount that may be tendered 

as— 

(i) A compromise of a civil penalty 

for the alleged violation; or 

(ii) Payment for a civil penalty im-

posed for a proven violation. 

(d) The Chief Counsel or Assistant 

Chief Counsel for Enforcement imme-
diately sends a report to the United 
States Attorney for the judicial dis-
trict in which it was seized, requesting 
the United States Attorney to insti-
tute proceedings to enforce a lien 
against the aircraft. 

(e) The Regional Administrator or 

Chief Counsel directs the release of a 
seized aircraft when— 

(1) The alleged violator pays a civil 

penalty or an amount agreed upon in 
compromise, and the costs of seizing, 
storing, and maintaining the aircraft; 

(2) The aircraft is seized under an 

order of a court of the United States in 
proceedings in rem initiated under 49 
U.S.C. 46305 to enforce a lien against 
the aircraft; 

(3) The United States Attorney Gen-

eral, or the delegate of the Attorney 
General, notifies the FAA that the 
United States Attorney General, or the 
delegate of the Attorney General, re-
fuses to institute proceedings in rem 

under 49 U.S.C. 46305 to enforce a lien 
against the aircraft; or 

(4) A bond in the amount and with 

the sureties prescribed by the Chief 
Counsel or the Assistant Chief Counsel 
for Enforcement is deposited, condi-
tioned on payment of the penalty or 
the compromise amount, and the costs 
of seizing, storing, and maintaining the 
aircraft. 

§ 13.18

Civil penalties: Administrative 

assessment against an individual 
acting as a pilot, flight engineer, 
mechanic, or repairman. 

(a) 

General. (1) This section applies to 

each action in which the FAA seeks to 
assess a civil penalty by administrative 
procedures against an individual acting 
as a pilot, flight engineer, mechanic, or 
repairman under 49 U.S.C. 46301(d)(5) 
for a violation listed in 49 U.S.C. 
46301(d)(2). This section does not apply 
to a civil penalty assessed for a viola-
tion of 49 U.S.C. chapter 51, or a rule, 
regulation, or order issued thereunder. 

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of 

paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the 
U.S. district courts have exclusive ju-
risdiction of any civil penalty action 
involving an individual acting as a 
pilot, flight engineer, mechanic, or re-
pairman for violations described in 
paragraph (a)(1), or under 49 U.S.C. 
46301(d)(4), if: 

(i) The amount in controversy is 

more than $50,000; 

(ii) The action involves an aircraft 

subject to a lien that has been seized 
by the government; or 

(iii) Another action has been brought 

for an injunction based on the same 
violation. 

(b) 

Definitions.  As used in this part, 

the following definitions apply: 

(1) 

Flight engineer means an indi-

vidual who holds a flight engineer cer-
tificate issued under part 63 of this 
chapter. 

(2) 

Individual acting as a pilot, flight 

engineer, mechanic, or repairman means 
an individual acting in such capacity, 
whether or not that individual holds 
the respective airman certificate 
issued by the FAA. 

(3) 

Mechanic means an individual who 

holds a mechanic certificate issued 
under part 65 of this chapter. 

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