30 USC § 1465 - Liability of vessels

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s1465"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "30 USC § 1465 - Liability of vessels"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "1465"
section_name: "Liability of vessels"
chapter_number: 26
chapter_name: "DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–283, title III, § 305, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 579.)"
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# § 1465. Liability of vessels

Any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States (except a public vessel engaged in noncommercial activities) which is used in any violation of this chapter, any regulation issued under this chapter, or any term, condition, or restriction of any license or permit issued under subchapter I shall be liable in rem for any civil penalty assessed or criminal fine imposed and may be proceeded against in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–283, title III, § 305, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 579.)