{"data":{"id":"us/33-u.s.c.-2609","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 U.S.C. § 2609","heading":"Penalties","body":"(a) General penaltyExcept as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person violating this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. A vessel involved in the violation also is liable in rem for the penalty. (b) Operating without a permitA person violating section 2602 of this title is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. A vessel involved in the violation also is liable in rem for the penalty. (c) Criminal penaltyAny person that knowingly violates, or that knowingly aids, abets, authorizes, or instigates a violation of this chapter, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both. (d) Payments for informationThe court, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Administrator, as the case may be, may pay up to one-half of a fine or penalty to any person giving information leading to the assessment of the fine or penalty.","path":["Title 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS","CHAPTER 39—SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc33@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:09Z","sha256":"3064b65722721b8512afe5533a2e9bc6184e5df1a5a6a257808800ed03e94a00","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/33-u.s.c.-2608","next":"us/33-u.s.c.-2621"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}