2016 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part H - Identification of Vessels
Chapter 121 - Documentation of Vessels
Subchapter III - Miscellaneous
Sec. 12133 - Duty to carry certificate on vessel and allow examination
| 46 U.S.C. § 12133 (2016) | |||||||||
| §12133. Duty to carry certificate on vessel and allow examination | |||||||||
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(a) Duty To Carry.—The certificate of documentation of a vessel shall be carried on the vessel unless the vessel is exempt by regulation from carrying the certificate. (b) Availability.—The owner or individual in charge of a vessel required to carry its certificate of documentation shall make the certificate available for examination at the request of an officer enforcing the revenue laws or as otherwise required by law or regulation. (c) Criminal Penalty.—A person willfully violating subsection (b) shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §5, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1505.) |
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This section consolidates and clarifies the requirements contained in the source provisions. The specific civil penalties are omitted as unnecessary because of the general civil penalty in section 12151(a) of the revised title. See also 19 U.S.C. 1581. |
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| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 46 - SHIPPING | |||||||||
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part H - Identification of Vessels CHAPTER 121 - DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 12133 - Duty to carry certificate on vessel and allow examination |
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| 49 Stat. 528 71 Stat. 518 107 Stat. 2220 120 Stat. 1505 |
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| Public Law 85-237, Public Law 103-182, Public Law 109-304 |
