Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§3855 Warnings, detentions, dismissals, exclusion
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - CLEAN HULLS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ACTION ON VIOLATION, PENALTIES, AND REFERRALS › § 3855
Summary
If a vessel breaks the rules in the Convention, this chapter, or its regulations, the Secretary can warn it, hold it, order it out, or bar it from any U.S. port or offshore terminal. When the Secretary does this, they must, after talking with the Secretary of State, send the notices the Convention requires.
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Title 33, §3855
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(a)If a vessel is detected to be in violation of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulation prescribed under this chapter, the Secretary may warn, detain, dismiss, or exclude the vessel from any port or offshore terminal under the jurisdiction of the United States.
(b)If action is taken under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall make the notifications required by the Convention.
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title”, meaning title X of Pub. L. 111–281, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3023, which enacted this chapter and repealed chapter 37 (§ 2401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of title X to the Code, see Tables.
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33 U.S.C. § 3855
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73