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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 561— RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS · § 56105

§ 56105. Forfeiture procedure

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(a)In General.— A forfeiture under this chapter may be enforced in the same way as a forfeiture under the laws on the collection of duties. However, such a forfeiture may be remitted without seizure of the vessel.
(b)Prior Convictions.— In a proceeding under this chapter to enforce a forfeiture, a prior criminal conviction of a person for a violation of this chapter with respect to the subject matter of the forfeiture is prima facie evidence of the violation against the person convicted.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1654.)
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