Legal corpus: the complete U.S. Code (59,740 sections, all 53 titles)

Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code
now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 ->
59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun,
verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make
legal-us-code default now covers every title.

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legal/us/code/title-46/chapter-47/section-4703.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "46 U.S.C. § 4703"
+description: "Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 46
+title_name: "SHIPPING"
+chapter_number: "47"
+chapter_name: "ABANDONMENT OF VESSELS"
+section: "4703"
+citation: "46 U.S.C. § 4703"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s4703"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-46/usc46.xml"
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+text_hash: "adbd7d7084844f98a0e1ce923bb5d0c03c246916e4b7eed3c45f82d3a82c2d8c"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 46 U.S.C. § 4703 - Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge
+
+## Text
+
+Thirty days after the notification procedures under section 4704(a)(1) are completed, the Secretary may assess a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each day of the violation against an owner or operator that violates section 4702. A vessel with respect to which a penalty is assessed under this subchapter is liable in rem for the penalty.
+
+(Added Pub. L. 102–587, title V, § 5302, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5082; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7347(c)(2), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1781.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+Amendments2025—Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.