{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-31309","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 31309","heading":"General civil penalty","body":"Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person violating this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 313—COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS"],"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":"a3a3e4ed35057af13f1c3bfbb4f5e2dffc13679db7515fa2044c97df14a9a94d","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-31308","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-31321"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}