Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 51 — Clean Hulls
§ 3854. Vessel clearance or permits; refusal or revocation; bond or other surety
Statutory text
If any vessel that is subject to the Convention or this chapter, or its owner, operator, or person in charge, is liable for a fine or civil penalty under section 3852 or 3853 of this title, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the vessel, its owner, operator, or person in charge may be subject to a fine or civil penalty under section 3852 or 3853 of this title, the Secretary may refuse or revoke the clearance required by section 60105 of title 46. Clearance may be granted upon the filing of a bond or other surety satisfaction to the Secretary.
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 § 1044 · 124 Stat. 2905
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3854
(Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1044, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3031.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1044, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3031.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1044. VESSEL CLEARANCE OR PERMITS; REFUSAL OR REVOCATION; BOND OR OTHER SURETY. If any vessel that is subject to the Convention or this title, or its owner, operator, or person in charge, is liable for a fine or civil penalty under section 1042 or 1043, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the vessel, its owner, operator, or person in charge may be subject to a fine or civil penalty under section 1042 or 1043, the Secretary may refuse or revoke the clearance required by section 60105 of title 46, United States Code. Clearance may be granted upon the filing of a bond or other surety satisfaction to the Secretary.
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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 L. 111–281, , 124 Stat. 3023, which enacted this chapter and repealed chapter 37 (§ 2401 et seq.)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.