2014 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining (Sections 1 - 2006)
Chapter 26 - Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources (Sections 1401 - 1473)
Subchapter III - Enforcement and Miscellaneous Provisions (Sections 1461 - 1473)
Sec. 1463 - Criminal offenses

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 26 - DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER III - ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1463 - Criminal offenses
Containssection 1463
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 96-283, title III, §303, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 578.
Statutes at Large Reference94 Stat. 578
Public and Private LawPublic Law 96-283

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30 U.S.C. § 1463 (2014)
§1463. Criminal offenses(a) 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.

(b) 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.

(Pub. L. 96–283, title III, §303, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 578.)

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