2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part D - Marine Casualties (Sections 6101 - 6308)
Chapter 61 - Reporting Marine Casualties (Sections 6101 - 6104)
Sec. 6103 - Penalty
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part D - Marine Casualties CHAPTER 61 - REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES Sec. 6103 - Penalty |
| Contains | section 6103 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 536; Pub. L. 98-498, title II, §212(b)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2306; Pub. L. 100-424, §4(b), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1590; Pub. L. 104-324, title III, §§306(a), 314(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3918, 3922. |
| Statutes at Large References | 97 Stat. 536 98 Stat. 2306 102 Stat. 1590 110 Stat. 3918 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 98-89, Public Law 98-498, Public Law 100-424, Public Law 104-324 |
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(a) An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel failing to report a casualty as required under section 6101 of this title or a regulation prescribed under section 6101 or 6102 is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.
(b) A person failing to comply with section 6104 of this title or a regulation prescribed under that section is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 536; Pub. L. 98–498, title II, §212(b)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2306; Pub. L. 100–424, §4(b), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1590; Pub. L. 104–324, title III, §§306(a), 314(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3918, 3922.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 6103 | 33:361 33:362 |
Section 6103 provides for a civil penalty of $1,000 for any owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that fails to report a casualty required to be reported under subsection (b) of section 6101 or an incident required to be reported under subsection (c) of section 6101.
AMENDMENTS1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–324 inserted "or 6102" before "is liable" and substituted "not more than $25,000" for "$1,000".
1988—Pub. L. 100–424 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1984—Pub. L. 98–498 struck out "or incident" after "a casualty".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 98–498 effective 180 days after Oct. 19, 1984, see section 214 of Pub. L. 98–498, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2306 of this title.
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