{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-8906","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 8906","heading":"Penalty","body":"An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel operated in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 89—SMALL VESSEL MANNING"],"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":"e2cb437a40b1a78ee9879ff9b5c96493ecfcca9f1c48c6ea4349234312eedbd8","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-8905","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-9101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}