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46 U.S.C. 4311: Penalties and injunctions

Created in 1983 by Public Law 98-89. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–283 added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) to (g) as (d) to (h), respectively. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–241 inserted a space after "4307(a)". (Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006) Law text · (b)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–293 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "A person violating section 4307(a)(1) of this title is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $2,000, except that the maximum civil penalty may be not m… Law text · (b)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–557, §8(b), inserted "defect or the" before "nonconformity". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–557, §8(c), inserted provisions relating to advice by the Secretary or manufacturer of the vessel, equipment or component respecting defects creating substantial risk of personal injury to the public. · (f)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.