46 U.S.C. § 6103 — Penalty

submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-89 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 86 words · no verdicts yet

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Specified vessel officials and operators who fail to report a casualty face a civil penalty of up to $25,000. Anyone who fails to comply with section 6104 or its regulations faces a penalty of up to $5,000.

(a) An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or person in charge of a vessel who fails to report a casualty as section 6101 or a regulation under section 6101 or 6102 requires is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of up to $25,000. (b) A person who fails to comply with section 6104 or a regulation under it is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

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(a)

An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel failing to report a casualty as required under section 6101 of this title or a regulation prescribed under section 6101 or 6102 is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.

(b)

A person failing to comply with section 6104 of this title or a regulation prescribed under that section is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 536; Pub. L. 98–498, title II, § 212(b)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2306; Pub. L. 100–424, § 4(b), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1590; Pub. L. 104–324, title III, §§ 306(a), 314(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3918, 3922.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-89 · 97 Stat. 536
1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-498 · 98 Stat. 2306
1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-424 · 102 Stat. 1590
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-324 · 110 Stat. 3918, 3922

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-89 on 1983-08-26.

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