Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 51 — Clean Hulls
§ 3853. Liability in rem
Statutory text
A vessel operated in violation of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulation prescribed under this chapter, is liable in rem for any fine imposed under title 18 or civil penalty assessed pursuant to section 3852 of this title, and may be proceeded against in the United States district court of any district in which the vessel may be found.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010
Pub. L. 111–281 title X § 1043 · 124 Stat. 2905
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3853
Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1043, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3031
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1043, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3031Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1043. LIABILITY IN REM. A vessel operated in violation of the Convention, this title, or any regulation prescribed under this title, is liable in rem for any fine imposed under section 18, United States Code, or civil penalty assessed pursuant to section 1042, and may be proceeded against in the United States district court of any district in which the vessel may be found.Effective date note
Pub. L. 111–330, § 1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(20) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281.Pub. L. 111–330 § 1(20) · 124 Stat. 3569
Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 3853
Pub. L. 111–330 substituted “under title 18” for “under section 18”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 111–330 substituted “under title 18” for “under section 18”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(20) Section 1043 Ante, p. 3031. is amended by striking “section 18,” and inserting “title 18,”.Effective date note
Pub. L. 111–330, § 1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(20) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title X of Pub. L. 111–281, , 124 Stat. 3023, which enacted this chapter and repealed chapter 37 (§ 2401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of title X to the Code, see Tables.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–330 substituted “under title 18” for “under section 18”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Pub. L. 111–330, § 1, , 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(20) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281.
Credits
2010 · 2 acts
- 2010Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1043, , 124 Stat. 3031
- 2010Pub. L. 111–330, § 1(20), , 124 Stat. 3571.
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(Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1043, , 124 Stat. 3031; Pub. L. 111–330, § 1(20), , 124 Stat. 3571.)