49 U.S.C. § 32914 : US Code - Section 32914: Collecting civil penalties

Search 49 U.S.C. § 32914 : US Code - Section 32914: Collecting civil penalties

(a) Civil Actions. - If a person does not pay a civil penalty
after it becomes a final order of the Secretary of Transportation
or a judgment of a court of appeals of the United States for a
circuit, the Attorney General shall bring a civil action in an
appropriate district court of the United States to collect the
penalty. The validity and appropriateness of the final order
imposing the penalty is not reviewable in the action.
(b) Priority of Claims. - A claim of a creditor against a
bankrupt or insolvent manufacturer of automobiles has priority over
a claim of the United States Government against the manufacturer
for a civil penalty under section 32912(b) of this title when the
creditor's claim is for credit extended before a final judgment
(without regard to section 32913(b)(1) and (2) of this title) in an
action to collect under subsection (a) of this section.