33 U.S.C. § 3855
Warnings, detentions, dismissals, exclusion
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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- 33 U.S.C. § 3855, Warnings, detentions, dismissals, exclusion, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469713
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If a vessel is detected to be in violation of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulation prescribed under this chapter, the Secretary may warn, detain, dismiss, or exclude the vessel from any port or offshore terminal under the jurisdiction of the United States.
If action is taken under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall make the notifications required by the Convention.
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.
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010House: 385–11Senate: no recorded tally