§ 14702. Enforcement by the regulatory authority

• (a) The Secretary or the Board, as applicable, may bring a civil action—
  • (1) to enforce section 14103 of this title ; or
  • (2) to enforce this part, or a regulation or order of the Secretary or Board, as applicable, when violated by a carrier or broker providing transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 of this title or by a foreign motor carrier or foreign motor private carrier providing transportation registered under section 13902 of this title .
• (b) In a civil action under subsection (a)(2) of this section—
  • (1) trial is in the judicial district in which the carrier, foreign motor carrier, foreign motor private carrier, or broker operates;
  • (2) process may be served without regard to the territorial limits of the district or of the State in which the action is instituted; and
  • (3) a person participating with a carrier or broker in a violation may be joined in the civil action without regard to the residence of the person.
• (c) The Board, through its own attorneys, may bring or participate in any civil action involving motor carrier undercharges.