1994 US Code
Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 37 - ORGANOTIN ANTIFOULING PAINT CONTROL
Sec. 2409 - Penalties
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 37 - ORGANOTIN ANTIFOULING PAINT CONTROL Sec. 2409 - Penalties |
| Contains | section 2409 |
| Date | 1994 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 4, 1995 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-333, §10, June 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 608. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 608 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 100-333 |
§2409. Penalties (a) Civil penalties
(1) Any person violating section 2403 or 2404 of this title shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than ,000 for each offense.
(2) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, a person found by the Administrator to have violated section 2403 or 2404 of this title is liable to the United States Government for the civil penalty assessed under subsection (a) of this section. The amount of the civil penalty shall be assessed by the Administrator by written notice. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Administrator shall consider the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited acts committed and, with respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior offenses, ability to pay, and other matters that justice requires.
(3) The Administrator may compromise, modify, or remit, with or without consideration, a civil penalty assessed under this section until the assessment is referred to the Attorney General.
(4) If a person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty after it has become final, the Administrator may refer the matter to the Attorney General for collection in the appropriate United States district court.
(b) Criminal penaltiesAny person knowingly violating section 2403 or 2404 of this title shall be fined not more than ,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(Pub. L. 100–333, §10, June 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 608.)
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