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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. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 10321"
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description: "General penalty"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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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: "103"
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chapter_name: "FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES"
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section: "10321"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 10321"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 10321 - General penalty
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## Text
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(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.
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(b) The vessel is liable in rem for any penalty assessed under this section.
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 569; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 412, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2437.)
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## Notes
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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.
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments1993—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.”
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