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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 12151"
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description: "Penalties"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "121"
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chapter_name: "DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS"
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section: "12151"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 12151 - Penalties
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## Text
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(a) In General.— (1) Civil penalties.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person that violates this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $15,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.
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(2) Activities involving mobile offshore drilling units.— A person that violates section 12111(d) or a regulation prescribed under that section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty in an amount that is $25,000 or twice the charter rate of the vessel involved in the violation (as determined by the Secretary), whichever is greater. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.
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(b) Seizure and Forfeiture of Vessels.— A vessel and its equipment are liable to seizure by and forfeiture to the Government if—
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(1) the owner of the vessel or the representative or agent of the owner knowingly falsifies or conceals a material fact, or knowingly makes a false statement or representation, about the documentation of the vessel or in applying for documentation of the vessel;
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(2) a certificate of documentation is knowingly and fraudulently used for the vessel;
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(3) the vessel is operated after its endorsement has been denied or revoked under section 12152 of this title;
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(4) the vessel is employed in a trade without an appropriate endorsement;
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(5) the vessel has only a recreational endorsement and is operated other than for pleasure;
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(6) the vessel is a documented vessel and is placed under the command of a person not a citizen of the United States, except as authorized by section 12131(b) of this title; or
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(7) the vessel is rebuilt outside the United States and a report of the rebuilding is not submitted as required by section 12139(b) of this title.
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(c) Engaging in Fishing After Falsifying Eligibility.— In addition to other penalties under this section, the owner of a documented vessel for which a fishery endorsement has been issued is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $100,000 for each day the vessel engages in fishing (as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) within the exclusive economic zone, if the owner or the representative or agent of the owner knowingly falsified or concealed a material fact, or knowingly made a false statement or representation, about the eligibility of the vessel under section 12113(c) or (d) of this title in applying for or applying to renew the fishery endorsement.
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(Pub. L. 109–304, § 5, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1508; Pub. L. 112–213, title III, § 309, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1566.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 12151(a)46:12122(a). 12151(b)46:12122(b). 46 App.:14 (last proviso).R.S. § 4136 (last proviso); Feb. 24, 1915, ch. 57, 38 Stat. 812; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 686(a)(4), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2220. 46 App.:883a (2d, last sentences).July 14, 1956, ch. 600, § 2 (2d, last sentences), 70 Stat. 544; Pub. L. 86–583, § 2, July 5, 1960, 74 Stat. 321. 12151(c)46:12122(c). In subsection (b), in restating 46 App. U.S.C. 883a (2d, last sentences), the penalty of $200 for the owner and master of the vessel is omitted because subsection (a) provides a general civil penalty for violation of this chapter. The authority to remit or mitigate a penalty under section 2107(b) is omitted because section 2107(b) applies to subtitle II and this section is in subtitle II.
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–213 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted par. (1) heading, substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person that violates” for “A person that violates” and “$15,000” for “$10,000”, and added par. (2).
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