33 USC § 396 - Recovery of penalties and forfeitures generally

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title: "33 USC § 396 - Recovery of penalties and forfeitures generally"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "396"
section_name: "Recovery of penalties and forfeitures generally"
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "SUMMARY TRIALS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST NAVIGATION LAWS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 4305.)"
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# § 396. Recovery of penalties and forfeitures generally

All the penalties and forfeitures which may be incurred for offenses against title 48 of the Revised Statutes may be sued for, prosecuted, and recovered in such court, and be disposed of in such manner, as any penalties and forfeitures which may be incurred for offenses against the laws relating to the collection of duties, except when otherwise expressly prescribed.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 4305.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was in the original “this Title”, meaning title 48 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. §§ 4131 to 4305. For complete classification of R.S. §§ 4131 to 4305 to the Code, see Tables.

### Codification

R.S. § 4305 derived from , .