US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

46 U.S.C. § 6103

Penalty

(a)
section 6101 of this title An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel failing to report a casualty as required under or a regulation prescribed under section 6101 or 6102 is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.
(b)
section 6104 of this title A person failing to comply with or a regulation prescribed under that section is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.

Pub. L. 98–8997 Stat. 536Pub. L. 98–498, title II, § 212(b)(2)98 Stat. 2306Pub. L. 100–424, § 4(b)102 Stat. 1590Pub. L. 104–324, title III110 Stat. 3918(, , ; , , ; , , ; , §§ 306(a), 314(b), , , 3922.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source section (U.S. Code)

6103

33:361

33:362

Section 6103 provides for a civil penalty of $1,000 for any owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that fails to report a casualty required to be reported under subsection (b) of section 6101 or an incident required to be reported under subsection (c) of section 6101.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–3241996—Subsec. (a). inserted “or 6102” before “is liable” and substituted “not more than $25,000” for “$1,000”.

Pub. L. 100–4241988— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 98–4981984— struck out “or incident” after “a casualty”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–498section 214 of Pub. L. 98–498section 2306 of this titleAmendment by effective 180 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .