46 U.S.C. § 14701
General violation
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 14701, General violation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487905
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Full text
The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, and individual in charge of a vessel violating this part or a regulation prescribed under this part are each liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $20,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.
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.
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally