46 USC § 4106 - Penalties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s4106"
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title: "46 USC § 4106 - Penalties"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "4106"
section_name: "Penalties"
chapter_number: 41
chapter_name: "UNINSPECTED VESSELS GENERALLY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Inspection and Regulation of Vessels"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 100–540, § 3, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2719.)"
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# § 4106. Penalties

If a vessel to which this chapter applies is operated in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter, the owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, and individual in charge are each liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 100–540, § 3, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2719.)

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 4106 | 46:526o |

Section 4106 provides a civil penalty of $100 for a violation of this chapter or a regulation under this chapter. The vessel also is liable in rem.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1988— substituted “not more than $5,000” for “$100”.