{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-58109","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 58109","heading":"Penalties","body":"(a) Individuals.—An individual convicted of violating section 58101(d), 58103, or 58105 of this title shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for at least one year but not more than 5 years, or both. (b) Organizations.—An organization convicted of committing an act prohibited by this subtitle shall be fined under title 18. (c) Ineligibility To Receive Benefits.—An individual or organization convicted of violating a section referred to in subsection (a) is ineligible, at the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation, to receive any benefit under the construction-differential subsidy or operating-differential subsidy programs, or a charter under chapter 575 of this title, for 5 years after the conviction.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 581—RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES"],"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":"562bce3a53a55e6dd9cb12b16423ebe39ff93f69d101bf18b7b30da2b2b45732","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-58108","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-60101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}