46 USC § 58104 - Willful violation constitutes breach of contract or charter

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title: "46 USC § 58104 - Willful violation constitutes breach of contract or charter"
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section_number: "58104"
section_name: "Willful violation constitutes breach of contract or charter"
chapter_number: 581
chapter_name: "RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1672.)"
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# § 58104. Willful violation constitutes breach of contract or charter

A willful violation of any provision of sections 58101–58103 of this title constitutes a breach of the contract or charter. On determining that a violation has occurred, the Secretary of Transportation may declare the contract or charter rescinded.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1672.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 58104 | 46 App.:1223(f). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, § 805(f), 49 Stat. 2014; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(122), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164. |

The words “in force under this chapter” and “forthwith” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “and any person willfully violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor” are omitted because  provides for the classification of offenses. See the revision notes for section 58109 of the revised title.