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46 U.S.C. § 505Chapter 5

§505. Penalty for violating regulation or order

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§505. Penalty for violating regulation or order

A person convicted of knowingly and willfully violating a regulation or order of the Federal Maritime Commission or the Secretary of Transportation under subtitle IV or V of this title, for which no penalty is expressly provided, shall be fined not more than $500. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
505 46 App.:1228 (last par.). June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, §806(d); as added Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, §13, 53 Stat. 1187; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(125), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164.
Last amended: December 31, 2024

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