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§60104 Enforcement

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— Other Crime Control and Law Enforcement Matters › Chapter 601— PRISONS › § 60104

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

If someone breaks the prisoner transport rules, they must pay the U.S. up to $10,000 for each breach, cover legal costs, and repay any federal, state, or local government that spends money to catch a violent prisoner if the escape was wholly or partly caused by their rule‑breaking.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §60104

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Any person who is found in violation of the regulations established by sections 60101 to 60104 of this title shall—

(1)be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each violation and, in addition, to the United States for the costs of prosecution; and

(2)make restitution to any entity of the United States, of a State, or of an inferior political subdivision of a State, which expends funds for the purpose of apprehending any violent prisoner who escapes from a prisoner transport company as the result, in whole or in part, of a violation of regulations promulgated pursuant to section 60103(a) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 13726c of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 60104

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60