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§44104 Civil penalty

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Regulation of Ocean Shipping › Part Part C— - Miscellaneous › Chapter CHAPTER 441— - EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION › § 44104

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Violators of those rules owe up to $5,000 plus $200 for each passage sold; the Federal Maritime Commission may reduce or cancel the penalty.

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Title 46, §44104

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A person that violates section 44102 or 44103 of this title is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000, plus $200 for each passage sold, to be assessed by the Federal Maritime Commission. The Commission may remit or mitigate the penalty on terms the Commission considers proper.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4410446 App.:817d(c).Pub. L. 89–777, §§ 2(c), 3(c), Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1357. 46 App.:817e(c).

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46 U.S.C. § 44104

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73