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33 U.S.C. § 450

Liability of vessel

United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective

Transportation & Motor Vehicles
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33 U.S.C. § 450, Liability of vessel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/468319
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Any boat or vessel used or employed in violating any provision of this subchapter, shall be liable to the pecuniary penalties imposed thereby, and may be proceeded against, summarily by way of libel in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof.

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