30 U.S.C. § 1465
Liability of vessels
United States · Title 30 — MINERAL LANDS AND MINING · Status: effective
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- 30 U.S.C. § 1465, Liability of vessels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467304
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Any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States (except a public vessel engaged in noncommercial activities) which is used in any violation of this chapter, any regulation issued under this chapter, or any term, condition, or restriction of any license or permit issued under subchapter I shall be liable in rem for any civil penalty assessed or criminal fine imposed and may be proceeded against in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- An act to establish an interim procedure for the orderly development of hard mineral resources in the deep seabed, pending adoption of an international regime relating thereto, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally