Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 26 — Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources
§ 1463. Criminal offenses
Statutory text
Offense
A person subject to section 1461 of this title is guilty of an offense if such person willfully and knowingly commits any act prohibited by section 1461 of this title.
Punishment
Any offense described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 1461 of this title is punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 for each day during which the violation continues. Any offense described in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (7) of section 1461 of this title is punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. If, in the commission of any offense, the person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any Federal officer or employee, or places any such Federal officer or employee in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.
Legislative history
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Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act
Pub. L. 96–283 title III § 303 · 94 Stat. 553
Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 1463
(Pub. L. 96–283, title III, § 303, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 578.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–283, title III, § 303, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 578.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 303. CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (a) Offense.— A person subject to section 301 is guilty of an offense if such person willfully and knowingly commits any act prohibited by section 301. (b) Punishment.— Any offense described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 301 is punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 for each day during which the violation continues. Any offense described in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (7) of section 301 is punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. If, in the commission of any offense, the person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any Federal officer or employee, or places any such Federal officer or employee in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.
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