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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 147— PENALTIES · § 14701

§ 14701. General violation

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The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, and individual in charge of a vessel violating this part or a regulation prescribed under this part are each liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $20,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1925.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section 14701
Source: Section (U.S. Code) 46 App. U.S.C. 83j.
Section 14701 provides that the owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, and individual in charge of a vessel violating Part J—Measurement of Vessels—are each liable to the U.S. Government for a civil penalty of not more than $20,000. It also provides that the vessel is liable in rem for the penalty and that each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.
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  • Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(3)
  • 100 Stat. 1925
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