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§56104 Penalty for False Statements
Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part E — Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities › CHAPTER 561 — RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS › § 56104
Summary
Knowingly lying to DOT officials to get approval can lead to a title 18 fine, up to 5 years in prison, or both.
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Title 46, §56104
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A person that knowingly makes a false statement of a material fact to the Secretary of Transportation or another officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Transportation, to obtain the Secretary’s approval under section 56101 or 56102 of this title, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5610446 App.:839 (last par.).Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 451, § 41 (last par.), as added July 15, 1918, ch. 152, § 4, 40 Stat. 903; Exec. Order No. 6166, June 10, 1933, § 12; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 204, title IX, § 904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(32), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 156. The words “guilty of a misdemeanor” are omitted, and the words “fined under title 18” are substituted for “subject to a fine of not more than $5000”, because of chapter 227 of title 18.
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46 U.S.C. § 56104
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Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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