Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-110

§1463 Criminal Offenses

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a person who must follow section 1461 intentionally and knowingly does something that section forbids, they commit a crime. Some violations are punished by a fine up to $75,000 for each day the wrongdoing continues. Other violations can be punished by a fine up to $75,000, or up to six months in jail, or both. If the person uses a dangerous weapon, injures, or puts a federal officer or employee in fear of imminent injury while committing the offense, the penalty can be a fine up to $100,000, or up to ten years in prison, or both.

Full Legal Text

Title 30, §1463

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(a)Offense

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)Punishment

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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Citation

30 U.S.C. § 1463

Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110