Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73

§1463 Criminal offenses

Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 26— - DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1463

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a person on purpose and knowing it is wrong does any act that section 1461 forbids, they commit a crime. For the acts listed in paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 1461, the fine can be up to $75,000 for each day the violation keeps going. For the acts in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (7), the person can be fined up to $75,000, jailed for up to six months, or both. If the offender is under U.S. jurisdiction and uses a dangerous weapon, injures a Federal officer or employee, or puts that person in fear of immediate injury, the penalty can be a fine up to $100,000, prison up to ten years, or both.

Full Legal Text

Title 30, §1463

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(a)A person subject to section 1461 of this title is guilty of an offense if such person willfully and knowingly commits any act prohibited by section 1461 of this title.

(b)Any offense described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 1461 of this title is punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 for each day during which the violation continues. Any offense described in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (7) of section 1461 of this title is punishable by a fine of not more than $75,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. If, in the commission of any offense, the person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any Federal officer or employee, or places any such Federal officer or employee in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.

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30 U.S.C. § 1463

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73