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title: "46 U.S.C. § 3506"
description: "Copies of laws"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
chapter_number: "35"
chapter_name: "CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS"
section: "3506"
citation: "46 U.S.C. § 3506"
status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 3506 - Copies of laws
## Text
A master of a passenger vessel shall keep on board a copy of this subtitle, to be provided by the Secretary at reasonable cost. If the master fails to do so, the master is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $200.
(Pub. L. 9889, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 520.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 350646:492 Section 3506 requires the master of a passenger vessel to keep on board a copy of subtitle II of title 46, U.S.C. Copies of the subtitle shall be provided by the Secretary at reasonable cost.