{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-504","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 504","heading":"Remission of fees and penalties","body":"Any part of a fee, tax, or penalty paid or a forfeiture incurred under a law or regulation relating to vessels or seamen may be remitted if—(1) application for the remission is made within one year after the date of the payment or forfeiture; and (2) it is found that the fee, tax, penalty, or forfeiture was improperly or excessively imposed.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 5—OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"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":"8c583825a4ab41849883e01a1ddee5a9bda0ffc64a6f4f5fc0c34f9c7dc889ce","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-503","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}