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[CITE: 46USC9308]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                       Part F--Manning of Vessels
 
                    CHAPTER 93--GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE
 
Sec. 9308. Penalties

    (a) An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or 
individual in charge of a vessel knowingly allowing the vessel to be 
operated in violation of section 9302 of this title is liable to the 
United States Government for a civil penalty of no more than $10,000 for 
each day during which the vessel is in violation. The vessel also is 
liable in rem for the penalty.
    (b) An individual who directs the navigation of a vessel in 
violation of section 9302 of this title is liable to the Government for 
a civil penalty of no more than $10,000 for each day during which the 
violation occurs.
    (c) A person violating a regulation prescribed under section 9303 of 
this title is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of no more 
than $10,000.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 560; Pub. L. 101-380, title IV, 
Sec. 4108(b), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 515.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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9308..............................  46:216e(a)-(c)
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    Section 9308 prescribes the penalties for violations of sections 
9302 and 9303.


                               Amendments

    1990--Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 101-380 substituted ``no more 
than $10,000'' for ``$500''.


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-380 applicable to incidents occurring after 
Aug. 18, 1990, see section 1020 of Pub. L. 101-380, set out as an 
Effective Date note under section 2701 of Title 33, Navigation and 
Navigable Waters.
