2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part F - Manning of Vessels (Sections 8101 - 9308)
Chapter 89 - Small Vessel Manning (Sections 8901 - 8906)
Sec. 8906 - 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 F - Manning of Vessels CHAPTER 89 - SMALL VESSEL MANNING Sec. 8906 - Penalty |
| Contains | section 8906 |
| 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. 556; Pub. L. 104-324, title III, §306(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3918. |
| Statutes at Large References | 97 Stat. 556 110 Stat. 3918 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 98-89, Public Law 104-324 |
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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.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 556; Pub. L. 104–324, title III, §306(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3918.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 8906 | 46:390d |
Section 8906 prescribes the penalties for violations of this chapter.
AMENDMENTS1996—Pub. L. 104–324 substituted "not more than $25,000" for "$1,000".
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