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[CITE: 46USC12507]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                    Part H--Identification of Vessels
 
                CHAPTER 125--VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
 
Sec. 12507. Penalties

    (a) A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more 
than 2 years, or both, if the person with the intent to defraud--
        (1) provides false information to the Secretary of 
    Transportation or a State issuing authority regarding the 
    identification of a vessel under this chapter; or
        (2) tampers with, removes, or falsifies the unique vessel 
    identification number assigned to a vessel under section 12502 of 
    this title.

    (b) A person is liable to the United States Government for a civil 
penalty of not more than $10,000 if the person--
        (1) provides false information to the Secretary or a State 
    issuing authority regarding the identification of a vessel under 
    this chapter;
        (2) violates section 12502 of this title; or
        (3) fails to comply with requirements prescribed by the 
    Secretary under section 12505 of this title.

    (c) A vessel involved in a violation of this chapter, or regulation 
under this chapter, and its equipment, may be seized by, and forfeited 
to, the Government.
    (d) If a person, not an individual, is involved in a violation of 
this chapter, the president or chief executive of the person also is 
subject to any penalty provided under this section.

(Pub. L. 100-710, title I, Sec. 101(a), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4737.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section 12507
    This section establishes criminal and civil penalties for certain 
violations of chapter 125 of title 46 (as enacted by this Act).
