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§6103 Penalty
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part D— - Marine Casualties › Chapter CHAPTER 61— - REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES › § 6103
Summary
Owners, charterers, managing operators, agents, masters, or anyone in charge of a vessel must report a casualty as required under section 6101 or the rules made under sections 6101 and 6102. If they fail to report, the U.S. Government can fine them up to $25,000. Anyone who does not follow section 6104 or its rules can be fined up to $5,000 by the U.S. Government.
Full Legal Text
Title 46, §6103
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(a)An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel failing to report a casualty as required under section 6101 of this title or a regulation prescribed under section 6101 or 6102 is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.
(b)A person failing to comply with section 6104 of this title or a regulation prescribed under that section is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 610333:36133:362 section 6103 provides for a civil penalty of $1,000 for any owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that fails to report a casualty required to be reported under subsection (b) of section 6101 or an incident required to be reported under subsection (c) of section 6101.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–324 inserted “or 6102” before “is liable” and substituted “not more than $25,000” for “$1,000”. 1988—Pub. L. 100–424 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). 1984—Pub. L. 98–498 struck out “or incident” after “a casualty”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–498 effective 180 days after Oct. 19, 1984, see section 214 of Pub. L. 98–498, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 2306 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
46 U.S.C. § 6103
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Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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