2021 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 87 - Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Sec. 6811 - Enforcement and protection of receipts
16 U.S.C. § 6811 (2021) |
§6811. Enforcement and protection of receipts |
(a) Enforcement authority
The Secretary concerned shall enforce payment of the recreation fees authorized by this chapter. (b) Evidence of nonpaymentIf the display of proof of payment of a recreation fee, or the payment of a recreation fee within a certain time period is required, failure to display such proof as required or to pay the recreation fee within the time period specified shall constitute nonpayment. (c) Joint liabilityThe registered owner and any occupant of a vehicle charged with a nonpayment violation involving the vehicle shall be jointly liable for penalties imposed under this section, unless the registered owner can show that the vehicle was used without the registered owner's express or implied permission. (d) Limitation on penaltiesThe failure to pay a recreation fee established under this chapter shall be punishable as a Class A or Class B misdemeanor, except that in the case of a first offense of nonpayment, the fine imposed may not exceed $100, notwithstanding section 3571(e) of title 18. |
(Pub. L. 108–447, div. J, title VIII, §812, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3390.) |
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), was in the original "this Act", and was translated as reading "this title", meaning title VIII of div. J of Pub. L. 108–447, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3377, known as the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of title VIII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6801 of this title and Tables. |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
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Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 87 - FEDERAL LANDS RECREATION ENHANCEMENT Sec. 6811 - Enforcement and protection of receipts |
section 6811 |
2021 |
January 3, 2022 |
No |
standard |
118 Stat. 3390, 3377 |
Public Law 108-447 |