46-U.S.C.-6103
§6103 – Penalty
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Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part D > Chapter 61 > Section 6103
Details
- Reference: Section 6103
- Legend: §6103 – Penalty
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(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.
(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.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 6103 | 33:361 33:362 |
Section 6103 provides for a civil penalty of $1,000 for any owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that fails to report a casualty required to be reported under subsection (b) of section 6101 or an incident required to be reported under subsection (c) of section 6101.
Amendments
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–324 inserted or 6102 before is liable and substituted not more than $25,000 for $1,000.
1988—Pub. L. 100–424 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1984—Pub. L. 98–498 struck out or incident after a casualty.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–498 effective 180 days after Oct. 19, 1984, see section 214 of Pub. L. 98–498, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2306 of this title.
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