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title: "46 U.S.C. § 44104"
description: "Civil penalty"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
chapter_number: "441"
chapter_name: "EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION"
section: "44104"
citation: "46 U.S.C. § 44104"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 44104 - Civil penalty

## Text

A person that violates section 44102 or 44103 of this title is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000, plus $200 for each passage sold, to be assessed by the Federal Maritime Commission. The Commission may remit or mitigate the penalty on terms the Commission considers proper.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1555.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4410446 App.:817d(c).Pub. L. 89–777, §§ 2(c), 3(c), Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1357. 46 App.:817e(c).