FMCSA Fine Payment Portal

Also known as: FMCSA Online Fine Payment Portal, Civil Penalty Payment Portal

By Korey Sharp-Paar · Reviewed by the Fast Trucking Compliance team

Definition

The FMCSA fine payment portal is FMCSA’s online portal for paying a civil penalty assessed in a Notice of Claim. FMCSA allows credit-card payment by the Respondent named in the claim, whether a motor carrier, driver, shipper, freight forwarder or broker. An unpaid civil penalty is its own revocation cause, so the balance has to be resolved before a reinstatement request can go through. The penalty payment is separate from the $80 FMCSA reinstatement fee, which is a registration filing fee rather than a penalty, and separate from any filing-service fee.

Authority Revoked for an Unpaid Civil Penalty: The Fix

Miss the 90-day window on an FMCSA civil penalty and your registration is suspended on day 91 (49 CFR 386.84). Pay in full, then file the $80 reinstatement.

Related terms

Civil Penalty(FMCSA Penalty)
FMCSA Reinstatement Fee(Reinstatement Fee)
49 CFR Part 386(49 CFR §386)

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