2016 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 39 - Shore Protection From Municipal or Commercial Waste
Subchapter I - Shore Protection
Sec. 2609 - Penalties
| 33 U.S.C. § 2609 (2016) |
| §2609. Penalties |
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(a) General penalty
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person violating this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. A vessel involved in the violation also is liable in rem for the penalty. (b) Operating without a permitA person violating section 2602 of this title is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. A vessel involved in the violation also is liable in rem for the penalty. (c) Criminal penaltyAny person that knowingly violates, or that knowingly aids, abets, authorizes, or instigates a violation of this chapter, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both. (d) Payments for informationThe court, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Administrator, as the case may be, may pay up to one-half of a fine or penalty to any person giving information leading to the assessment of the fine or penalty. |
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(Pub. L. 100–688, title IV, §4109, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4158.) |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
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| Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 39 - SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE SUBCHAPTER I - SHORE PROTECTION Sec. 2609 - Penalties |
| section 2609 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
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| standard |
| 102 Stat. 4158 |
| Public Law 100-688 |
