{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-3501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 3501","heading":"Number of passengers","body":"(a) Each certificate of inspection issued to a vessel carrying passengers (except a ferry) shall include a statement on the number of passengers that the vessel is permitted to carry. (b) The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel is liable to a person suing them for carrying more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection in an amount equal to—(1) passage money; and (2) $100 for each passenger in excess of the number of passengers permitted. (c) An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that knowingly carries more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection also shall be fined not more than $100, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both. (d) The vessel also is liable in rem for a penalty under this section. (e) An offshore supply vessel may not carry passengers except in an emergency.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 35—CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS"],"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":"3bb3af60c0bbf335c6cbc14c76a323aa2595f20570e5a49c12765a117129b189","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-3318","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-3502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}