46 USC § 9308 - Penalties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s9308"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 9308 - Penalties"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "9308"
section_name: "Penalties"
chapter_number: 93
chapter_name: "GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Manning of Vessels"
positive_law: true
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. 560; Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4108(b), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 515.)"
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# § 9308. Penalties

**(a)** An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel knowingly allowing the vessel to be operated in violation of section 9302 of this title is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of no more than $10,000 for each day during which the vessel is in violation. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.

**(b)** An individual who directs the navigation of a vessel in violation of section 9302 of this title is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of no more than $10,000 for each day during which the violation occurs.

**(c)** A person violating a regulation prescribed under section 9303 of this title is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of no more than $10,000.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 560; Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4108(b), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 515.)

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 9308 | 46:216e(a)–(c) |

Section 9308 prescribes the penalties for violations of sections 9302 and 9303.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1990—Subsecs. (a) to (c).  substituted “no more than $10,000” for “$500”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable to incidents occurring after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Navigation and Navigable Waters.