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§505 Penalty for Violating Regulation or Order
Title 46 › Subtitle I — General › CHAPTER 5 — OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 505
Summary
Knowingly violating FMC or Transportation Secretary rules under subtitles IV/V risks up to a $500 fine; each day counts separately.
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Title 46, §505
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A person convicted of knowingly and willfully violating a regulation or order of the Federal Maritime Commission or the Secretary of Transportation under subtitle IV or V of this title, for which no penalty is expressly provided, shall be fined not more than $500. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50546 App.:1228 (last par.).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, § 806(d); as added Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, § 13, 53 Stat. 1187; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(125), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164.
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46 U.S.C. § 505
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102