{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-12507","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 12507","heading":"Penalties","body":"(a) A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, if the person with the intent to defraud—(1) provides false information to the Secretary of Transportation or a State issuing authority regarding the identification of a vessel under this chapter; or (2) tampers with, removes, or falsifies the unique vessel identification number assigned to a vessel under section 12502 of this title. (b) A person is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 if the person—(1) provides false information to the Secretary or a State issuing authority regarding the identification of a vessel under this chapter; (2) violates section 12502 of this title; or (3) fails to comply with requirements prescribed by the Secretary under section 12505 of this title. (c) A vessel involved in a violation of this chapter, or regulation under this chapter, and its equipment, may be seized by, and forfeited to, the Government. (d) If a person, not an individual, is involved in a violation of this chapter, the president or chief executive of the person also is subject to any penalty provided under this section.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 125—VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"ff6088d138b59c0d84281992abc3e3cc892213b1b05f48d9f2a326415679e0ce","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-12506","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-13101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}