Pub. L. 98–8997 Stat. 569 Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 412107 Stat. 2437 (, , ; , , .)
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Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
10321 | 46:567 46:568 46:571 46:661 46:665 |
Section 10321 makes a vessel on which a seaman is carried to sea in violation of this chapter or regulation prescribed under this chapter liable in rem to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $200 for each seaman carried in violation.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–2061993— amended heading and text of section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, or master of a vessel on which a seaman is carried in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $200 for each seaman carried in violation. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.”