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[CITE: 30USC1463]

 
                   TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
 
             CHAPTER 26--DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES
 
        SUBCHAPTER III--ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 1463. Criminal offenses


(a) Offense

    A person subject to section 1461 of this title is guilty of an 
offense if such person willfully and knowingly commits any act 
prohibited by section 1461 of this title.

(b) Punishment

    Any offense described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 
1461 of this title is punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 for 
each day during which the violation continues. Any offense described in 
paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (7) of section 1461 of this title is 
punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 or imprisonment for not 
more than six months, or both. If, in the commission of any offense, the 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States uses a dangerous 
weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any Federal 
officer or employee, or places any such Federal officer or employee in 
fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is punishable by a fine of 
not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or 
both.

(Pub. L. 96-283, title III, Sec. 303, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 578.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1416, 1423, 1464 of this 
title.
