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46 U.S.C. § 12507 — Penalties

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46 U.S.C. § 12507 — Penalties

**(a)** A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, if the person with the intent to defraud— (1) provides false information to the Secretary of Transportation or a State issuing authority regarding the identification of a vessel under this chapter; or (2) tampers with, removes, or falsifies the unique vessel identification number assigned to a vessel under [section 12502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section12502&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b)** A person is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 if the person— (1) provides false information to the Secretary or a State issuing authority regarding the identification of a vessel under this chapter; (2) violates [section 12502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section12502&num=0&edition=prelim); or (3) fails to comply with requirements prescribed by the Secretary under [section 12505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section12505&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c)** A vessel involved in a violation of this chapter, or regulation under this chapter, and its equipment, may be seized by, and forfeited to, the Government. **(d)** If a person, not an individual, is involved in a violation of this chapter, the president or chief executive of the person also is subject to any penalty provided under this section.

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46 U.S.C. § 31301 — Definitions

In this chapter— (1) “acknowledge” means making— (A) an acknowledgment or notarization before a notary public or other official authorized by a law of the United States or a State to take acknowledgments of deeds; or (B) a certificate issued under the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, 1961; (2) “district court” means— (A) a district court of the United States (as defined in [section 451 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section451&num=0&edition=prelim)); (B) the District Court of Guam; (C) the District Court of the Virgin Islands; (D) the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands; (E) the High Court of American Samoa; and (F) any other court of original jurisdiction of a territory or possession of the United States; (3) “mortgagee” means— (A) a person to whom property is mortgaged; or (B) when a mortgage on a vessel involves a trust, the trustee that is designated in the trust agreement; (4) “necessaries” includes repairs, supplies, towage, and the use of a dry dock or marine railway; (5) “preferred maritime lien” means a maritime lien on a vessel— (A) arising before a preferred mortgage was filed under [section 31321 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section31321&num=0&edition=prelim); (B) for damage arising out of maritime tort; (C) for wages of a stevedore when employed directly by a person listed in [section 31341 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section31341&num=0&edition=prelim); (D) for wages of the crew of the vessel; (E) for general average; or (F) for salvage, including contract salvage; (6) “preferr

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46 U.S.C. § 12502 — Identification numbers, signal letters, and markings

**(a)** For the identification of a vessel of the United States, the Secretary of Transportation— (1) shall maintain a unique numbering system and assign a number to each vessel of the United States; (2) may maintain a system of signal letters for a documented vessel; (3) shall record a name selected by the owner of a documented vessel approved by the Secretary as the vessel’s name of record; and (4) may establish other identification markings. **(b)** The manufacturer or owner of a vessel shall affix to the vessel and maintain in the manner prescribed by the Secretary the number assigned and any other markings the Secretary may require. **(c)** Once a number is assigned under this section, it may not be used by another vessel. **(d)** Once a documented vessel’s name is established, the name may not be changed without the approval of the Secretary. **(e)** A person may not tamper with or falsify a number or other marking required under this section.

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46 U.S.C. § 12505 — Fees

**(a)** The Secretary of Transportation may charge a fee under [section 9701 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section9701&num=0&edition=prelim) for providing information to or requesting information from the vessel identification system, except to— (1) an agency; or (2) a State making information available to the Secretary under [section 12503(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section12503/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b)** The Secretary shall deposit amounts transferred or collected under this section in the general fund of the Treasury as proprietary receipts of the Secretary and ascribed to the vessel identification system.

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46 U.S.C. § 12507 — Penalties

Page 228 TITLE 46—SHIPPING § 12506 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710, set out as a note under section 31301 of this title. ANNUAL FEE PRIOR TO JAN. 1, 1992 Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 104(e)(1), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4751, provided that: ‘‘Before January 1, 1992, the annual fee under section 12505 of title 46, United States Code (as enacted by section 101 of this Act), is $1.00.’’ § 12506. Delegation of authority The Secretary of Transportation may delegate to an agency, a State, or a qualified person the authority to— (1) establish and maintain the vessel identi- fication system; and (2) charge fees under section 12505 of this title to a person making information available to or requesting information from the vessel identification system. (Added Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 101(a), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4737.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section 12506 This section allows the Secretary to delegate the au- thority to establish and maintain the vessel identifica- tion system to an agency, a State, or a qualified per- son. The Secretary may also delegate the authority to charge fees under section 12505 for requesting informa- tion from or making information available to the ves- sel identification system. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710, set out as a note under section 31301 of this title. § 12507. Penalties (a) A person shall be fined under title 18, im- prisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, if the person with the intent to defraud— (1) provides false informati

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