33 CFR 177.08
§ 177.08 Penalties.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 177.08, § 177.08 Penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/153257
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An operator of a vessel who does not follow the directions of a Coast Guard Boarding Officer prescribed in § 177.05 is, in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, subject to—
(a) The criminal penalties of 46 U.S.C. 4311, which provides that a person willfully operating a recreational vessel in violation of 46 U.S.C., Chapter 43 or regulations issued thereunder, shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(b)(1) The civil penalties for violating 46 U.S.C. 4307(a)(1).
(2) The civil penalties of 46 U.S.C. 4311, which provides that a person violating any other provision of 46 U.S.C., Chapter 43 or regulation issued thereunder is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty, and, if the violation involves the operation of a vessel, the vessel is liable in rem for the penalty.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.