33 USC § 3854 - Vessel clearance or permits; refusal or revocation; bond or other surety

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title: "33 USC § 3854 - Vessel clearance or permits; refusal or revocation; bond or other surety"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "3854"
section_name: "Vessel clearance or permits; refusal or revocation; bond or other surety"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "CLEAN HULLS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ACTION ON VIOLATION, PENALTIES, AND REFERRALS"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1044, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3031.)"
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# § 3854. Vessel clearance or permits; refusal or revocation; bond or other surety

section 60105 of title 46

If any vessel that is subject to the Convention or this chapter, or its owner, operator, or person in charge, is liable for a fine or civil penalty under section 3852 or 3853 of this title, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the vessel, its owner, operator, or person in charge may be subject to a fine or civil penalty under section 3852 or 3853 of this title, the Secretary may refuse or revoke the clearance required by . Clearance may be granted upon the filing of a bond or other surety satisfaction to the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1044, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3031.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title X of , , , which enacted this chapter and repealed chapter 37 (§ 2401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of title X to the Code, see Tables.