46 U.S.C. § 10321
Section 10321 · General penalty
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 206 F. Supp. 2d 46 - Pronav Charter II, Inc. v. Nolan (2002)
Most recently applied in 206 F. Supp. 2d 46 - Pronav Charter II, Inc. v. Nolan (January 2002)
(a) A person violating any provision of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
(b) The vessel is liable in rem for any penalty assessed under this section.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
46:56846:57146:66146:665 Section 10321 makes a vessel on which a seaman is carried to sea in violation of this chapter or regulation prescribed under this chapter liable in rem to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $200 for each seaman carried in violation.
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–206 amended heading and text of section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, or master of a vessel on which a seaman is carried in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $200 for each seaman carried in violation. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.”