{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-4703","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 4703","heading":"Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge","body":"Thirty days after the notification procedures under section 4704(a)(1) are completed, the Secretary may assess a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each day of the violation against an owner or operator that violates section 4702. A vessel with respect to which a penalty is assessed under this subchapter is liable in rem for the penalty.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 47—ABANDONMENT OF VESSELS"],"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":"f95ae6672032f43d379d6e02da97153ff6ed524e16810e0e1a60ab566408c61b","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-4702","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-4704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}