19 USC § 1454 - Unlading of passengers; penalty

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identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s1454"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "19 USC § 1454 - Unlading of passengers; penalty"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "1454"
section_name: "Unlading of passengers; penalty"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "TARIFF ACT OF 1930"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "Report, Entry, and Unlading of Vessels and Vehicles"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 454, 46 Stat. 716; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 99–570, title III, § 3114, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–82.)"
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# § 1454. Unlading of passengers; penalty

If any passenger is unladen from any vessel or vehicle without a special license or permit therefor issued by the appropriate customs officer, the master of such vessel or the person in charge of such vehicle and every other person who knowingly is concerned, or who aids therein, shall each be liable to a penalty of $1,000 for the first passenger and $500 for each additional such passenger so unladen.

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**Source Credit**: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 454, 46 Stat. 716; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 99–570, title III, § 3114, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–82.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1986— substituted “$1,000 for the first passenger and $500 for each additional such passenger” for “$500 for each such passenger”.

1970— substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

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