46 USC § 4703 - Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s4703"
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title: "46 USC § 4703 - Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "4703"
section_name: "Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "ABANDONMENT OF VESSELS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "BARGES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Inspection and Regulation of Vessels"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 102–587, title V, § 5302, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5082; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7347(c)(2), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1781.)"
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# § 4703. Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge

Thirty days after the notification procedures under section 4704(a)(1) are completed, the Secretary may assess a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each day of the violation against an owner or operator that violates section 4702. A vessel with respect to which a penalty is assessed under this subchapter is liable in rem for the penalty.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 102–587, title V, § 5302, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5082; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7347(c)(2), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1781.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2025— substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.