{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-51908","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 51908","heading":"Prohibition against unauthorized manufacture, sale, possession, or display of awards","body":"(a) Prohibition.—Except as authorized by this chapter or the Secretary of Transportation, a person may not manufacture, sell, possess, or display a decoration or medal provided for in this chapter. (b) Civil Penalty.—A person violating this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $2,000.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 519—MERCHANT MARINE AWARDS"],"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":"250ec6ef711389006d6d38d506ac43f739e1ff398d1c20362dee65962719e089","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-51907","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-52101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}