2013 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 51 - CLEAN HULLS (§§ 3801 - 3857)
Subchapter IV - ACTION ON VIOLATION, PENALTIES, AND REFERRALS (§§ 3851 - 3857)
Section 3853 - Liability in rem
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 51 - CLEAN HULLS SUBCHAPTER IV - ACTION ON VIOLATION, PENALTIES, AND REFERRALS Sec. 3853 - Liability in rem |
| Contains | section 3853 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 111-281, title X, §1043, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3031; Pub. L. 111-330, §1(20), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3571. |
| Statutes at Large References | 124 Stat. 3031, 3571, 3023, 3569 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 111-281, Public Law 111-330 |
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A vessel operated in violation of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulation prescribed under this chapter, is liable in rem for any fine imposed under title 18 or civil penalty assessed pursuant to section 3852 of this title, and may be proceeded against in the United States district court of any district in which the vessel may be found.
(Pub. L. 111–281, title X, §1043, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3031; Pub. L. 111–330, §1(20), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3571.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title X of Pub. L. 111–281, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3023, which enacted this chapter and repealed chapter 37 (§2401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of title X to the Code, see Tables.
AMENDMENTS2010—Pub. L. 111–330 substituted "under title 18" for "under section 18".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENTPub. L. 111–330, §1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(20) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281.
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