14 U.S.C. § 542 — Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty
submitted 77 years ago by ch. 393 to r/title-14-COAST-GUARD · 135 words · no verdicts yet
No person or public entity, other than the armed services, may establish or maintain a maritime navigation aid in covered waters or on the high seas without Coast Guard authority. A violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,500 per offense, and each continuing day is a new offense.
No person, public body, or instrumentality—other than the armed services—may establish, erect, or maintain an aid to maritime navigation in or next to waters under the jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The same prohibition applies on the high seas when the person, public body, or instrumentality is under United States jurisdiction. The actor must first obtain authority from the Coast Guard under applicable regulations.
Anyone who violates this section or a regulation issued by the Secretary* under it commits a misdemeanor and may be fined up to $1,500 for each offense. Each day that the violation continues counts as a separate new offense.
No person, or public body, or instrumentality, excluding the armed services, shall establish, erect, or maintain any aid to maritime navigation in or adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, without first obtaining authority to do so from the Coast Guard in accordance with applicable regulations. Whoever violates the provisions of this section or any of the regulations issued by the Secretary* in accordance herewith shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,500 for each offense. Each day during which such violation continues shall be considered as a new offense.
Source credit: (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 500, § 83; Pub. L. 93–283, § 1(1), May 14, 1974, 88 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 205(a)(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3025; renumbered § 542, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200.)
- 1949Enacted · Act of Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393 · 63 Stat. 500
- 1974Amended · Pub. L. 93-283 · 88 Stat. 139
- 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-281 · 128 Stat. 3025
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-282 · 132 Stat. 4200
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 393 on 1949-08-04.
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