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title: "46 U.S.C. § 10321"
description: "General penalty"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
chapter_number: "103"
chapter_name: "FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES"
section: "10321"
citation: "46 U.S.C. § 10321"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
source: "official"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 10321 - General penalty
## Text
(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.
(Pub. L. 9889, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 569; Pub. L. 103206, title IV, § 412, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2437.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1032146:56746:56846:57146:66146:665 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.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1993—Pub. L. 103206 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.”