{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-177.08","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 177.08","heading":"Penalties.","body":"An operator of a vessel who does not follow the directions of a Coast Guard Boarding Officer prescribed in § 177.05 is, in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, subject to—\n(a) The criminal penalties of 46 U.S.C. 4311, which provides that a person willfully operating a recreational vessel in violation of 46 U.S.C., Chapter 43 or regulations issued thereunder, shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.\n(b)(1) The civil penalties for violating 46 U.S.C. 4307(a)(1).\n(2) The civil penalties of 46 U.S.C. 4311, which provides that a person violating any other provision of 46 U.S.C., Chapter 43 or regulation issued thereunder is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty, and, if the violation involves the operation of a vessel, the vessel is liable in rem for the penalty.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY","PART 177—CORRECTION OF ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"01b1aada4119ce3bbac1a055a5a014d0a69cadc3d751a39834756e4c6c83efb1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-177.07","next":"us/33-cfr-179.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}