46-U.S.C.-58109
§58109 – Penalties
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Title 46 > Subtitle V > Part G > Chapter 581 > Section 58109
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- Reference: Section 58109
- Legend: §58109 – Penalties
- USCode Year: 2013
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(a) Individuals.—An individual convicted of violating section 58101(d), 58103, or 58105 of this title shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for at least one year but not more than 5 years, or both.
(b) Organizations.—An organization convicted of committing an act prohibited by this subtitle shall be fined under title 18.
(c) Ineligibility To Receive Benefits.—An individual or organization convicted of violating a section referred to in subsection (a) is ineligible, at the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation, to receive any benefit under the construction-differential subsidy or operating-differential subsidy programs, or a charter under chapter 575 of this title, for 5 years after the conviction.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1673.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 58109 | 46 App.:1228 (1st, 2d pars.). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, §806(b), (c), 49 Stat. 2014; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(125), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164. |
In subsection (a), the word individual is substituted for natural person for consistency in the revised title. The words convicted of violating section 58101(d), 58103, or 58105 of this title are substituted for found guilty of any act or acts declared in this chapter to constitute a misdemeanor because the sections referred to restate the provisions which declare certain acts to be misdemeanors and because the restatement of those provisions does not use the word misdemeanor. The words in any district court of the United States are omitted as unnecessary. The words shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for at least one year but not more than five years, or both are substituted for shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not less than one year or more than five years, or by both fine and imprisonment because of chapter 227 of title 18. See 18 U.S.C. 3559 (which classifies offenses based on the maximum term of imprisonment) and 3571 (which establishes fines based on those classifications).
In subsection (b), the word organization is substituted for corporation to reflect the probable intent that the penalty should apply to other organizations in addition to corporations. The words convicted of committing an act prohibited by this subtitle are substituted for found guilty of any act or acts declared in this chapter to be unlawful for clarity and consistency. The words shall be fined under title 18 are substituted for shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25,000 for consistency with subsection (a).
In subsection (c), the words An individual or organization convicted of violating a section referred to in subsection (a) are substituted for any person or corporation convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this chapter for consistency in the section. Reference to the Federal Maritime Commission is omitted because the Commission does not administer any of the provisions referred to.
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