US Code

Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

47 U.S.C. § 362

Forfeitures; recovery

Section text and notes

The following forfeitures shall apply to this part, in addition to the penalties and forfeitures provided by subchapter V of this chapter:
(a)
Any ship that leaves or attempts to leave any harbor or port of the United States in violation of the provisions of this part, or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof, or any ship of the United States that is navigated outside of any harbor or port in violation of any of the provisions of this part, or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof, shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $5,000, recoverable by way of suit or libel. Each such departure or attempted departure, and in the case of a ship of the United States each day during which such navigation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(b)
Every willful failure on the part of the master of a ship of the United States to enforce or to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the Commission as to equipment, operators, watches, or radio service shall cause him to forfeit to the United States the sum of $1,000.

June 19, 1934, ch. 652 May 20, 1937, ch. 229, § 10(b) 50 Stat. 196 Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 729, § 2(a)(1) 68 Stat. 706 Pub. L. 101–239, title III, § 3002(g)103 Stat. 2131 (, title III, § 364, formerly § 362, as added , ; renumbered § 364, , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 351 of this titleThis part, referred to in text, commences with .

act June 19, 1934, ch. 652 48 Stat. 1064 section 609 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 101–239, § 3002(g)(1)1989—Subsec. (a). , substituted “$5,000” for “$500”.

Pub. L. 101–239, § 3002(g)(2)Subsec. (b). , substituted “$1,000” for “$100”.

Effective Date

section 351 of this titleSection effective , see section 16 of act , set out as a note under .