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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 89— SMALL VESSEL MANNING · § 8906

§ 8906. Penalty

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An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel operated in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 556; Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 306(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3918.)
Section 8906 prescribes the penalties for violations of this chapter.
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  • Pub. L. 98–89
  • 97 Stat. 556
  • Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 306(b)
  • 110 Stat. 3918
  • Pub. L. 104–324
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–89
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 306(b)
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