2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part B - Inspection and Regulation of Vessels (§§ 3101 - 4705)
Chapter 47 - ABANDONMENT OF BARGES (§§ 4701 - 4705)
Section 4703 - Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, 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 B - Inspection and Regulation of Vessels CHAPTER 47 - ABANDONMENT OF BARGES Sec. 4703 - Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge |
Contains | section 4703 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 102-587, title V, §5302, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5082. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 106 Stat. 5082 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 102-587 |
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Thirty days after the notification procedures under section 4704(a)(1) are completed, the Secretary may assess a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each day of the violation against an owner or operator that violates section 4702. A vessel with respect to which a penalty is assessed under this chapter is liable in rem for the penalty.
(Added Pub. L. 102–587, title V, §5302, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5082.)
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