Title 46 — Shipping
Part F · Chapter 89 — Small Vessel Manning
§ 8906. Penalty
Statutory text
An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel operated in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.
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.
Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500
Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 8906
Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 556
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 556Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104–324 title III § 306(b) · 110 Stat. 3901
Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 8906
Pub. L. 104–324 substituted “not more than $25,000” for “$1,000”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 104–324 substituted “not more than $25,000” for “$1,000”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Operation of Uninspected Towing Vessel in Violation of Manning Requirements.— Section 8906 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “$1,000” and inserting “not more than $25,000”.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | |
|---|---|
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| 8906 | 46:390d |
Section 8906 prescribes the penalties for violations of this chapter.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–324 substituted “not more than $25,000” for “$1,000”.
Credits
1983–1996 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 98–89, , 97 Stat. 556; Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 306(b), , 110 Stat. 3918.)