46 USC § 505 - Penalty for violating regulation or order

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title: "46 USC § 505 - Penalty for violating regulation or order"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "505"
section_name: "Penalty for violating regulation or order"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1491.)"
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# § 505. Penalty for violating regulation or order

A person convicted of knowingly and willfully violating a regulation or order of the Federal Maritime Commission or the Secretary of Transportation under subtitle IV or V of this title, for which no penalty is expressly provided, shall be fined not more than $500. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1491.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 505 | 46 App.:1228 (last par.). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, § 806(d); as added Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, § 13, 53 Stat. 1187; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(125), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164. |