Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§450 Liability of Vessel
Title 33 › CHAPTER 9 — PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER III — NEW YORK HARBOR, HARBOR OF HAMPTON ROADS, AND HARBOR OF BALTIMORE › § 450
Summary
A vessel used to break these rules can be fined and sued in a federal district court.
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Title 33, §450
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any boat or vessel used or employed in violating any provision of this subchapter, shall be liable to the pecuniary penalties imposed thereby, and may be proceeded against, summarily by way of libel in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of section 4 of act June 29, 1888, which enacted section 449 and 450 of this title.
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33 U.S.C. § 450
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102