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[CITE: 46USC4703]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part B--Inspection and Regulation of Vessels
 
                    CHAPTER 47--ABANDONMENT OF BARGES
 
Sec. 4703. Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge

    Thirty days after the notification procedures under section 
4704(a)(1) are completed, the Secretary may assess a civil penalty of 
not more than $1,000 for each day of the violation against an owner or 
operator that violates section 4702. A vessel with respect to which a 
penalty is assessed under this chapter is liable in rem for the penalty.

(Added Pub. L. 102-587, title V, Sec. 5302, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 
5082.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 4704 of this title.
