{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-4106","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 4106","heading":"Penalties","body":"If a vessel to which this chapter applies is operated in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter, the owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, and individual in charge are each liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 41—UNINSPECTED VESSELS GENERALLY"],"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":"599a1f381bc380db8d34b09130c90f4c4562927126ad89adf7888b826f8dfa10","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-4105","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-4301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}