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33 U.S.C. § 2609 — Penalties
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**(a) General penalty** Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person violating this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. A vessel involved in the violation also is liable in rem for the penalty.
**(b) Operating without a permit** A person violating [section 2602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2602&num=0&edition=prelim) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. A vessel involved in the violation also is liable in rem for the penalty.
**(c) Criminal penalty** Any person that knowingly violates, or that knowingly aids, abets, authorizes, or instigates a violation of this chapter, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both.
**(d) Payments for information** The court, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Administrator, as the case may be, may pay up to one-half of a fine or penalty to any person giving information leading to the assessment of the fine or penalty.
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**(a) General penalty** Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person violating this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. A vessel involved in the violation also is liable in rem for the penalty.
**(b) Operating without a permit** A person violating [section 2602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2602&num=0&edition=prelim) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. A vessel involved in the violation also is liable in rem for the penalty.
**(c) Criminal penalty** Any person that knowingly violates, or that knowingly aids, abets, authorizes, or instigates a violation of this chapter, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both.
**(d) Payments for information** The court, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Administrator, as the case may be, may pay up to one-half of a fine or penalty to any person giving information leading to the assessment of the fine or penalty.
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**(a) In general** A vessel (except a public vessel as defined in [section 2101 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section2101&num=0&edition=prelim)) may not transport municipal or commercial waste in coastal waters without—
(1) a permit for that vessel from the Secretary of Transportation; and
(2) displaying a number or other marking on the vessel as prescribed by the Secretary under chapter 123 or [section 12502(b) of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section12502/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Permit applications** Application for a permit required by subsection (a) of this section shall be made by the vessel owner or operator and include—
(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the vessel owner and operator;
(2) the vessel’s name and identification number;
(3) the vessel’s area of operation;
(4) the vessel’s transport capacity;
(5) a history of the types of cargo transported by that vessel during the previous year, including identifying the type of municipal or commercial waste transported as—
(A) municipal waste;
(B) commercial waste;
(C) medical waste; or
(D) waste of another character.
(6) any other information the Secretary may require; and
(7) an acknowledgment.
**(c) Effective date of permits** A permit issued under this section—
(1) is effective 30 days after the date on which it was issued;
(2) may be issued only for a period of not more than 5 years after the effective date of the permit;
(3) may be renewed for periods of not more than 5 years only by the vessel owner or operator that applied for the original permit; and
(4) is terminated when the vessel is sold.
**(d) Denial of permits** The Secretary may, or at the request of the
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 2623
(b) Compromising penalties
The Secretary may compromise, modify, or
remit, with or without consideration, a civil
penalty under this chapter until the assessment
is referred to the Attorney General.
(c) Referral to Attorney General
If a person fails to pay an assessment of a civil
penalty after it has become final, the Secretary
may refer the matter to the Attorney General
for collection in an appropriate district court of
the United States.
(d) Refund of penalty
The Secretary may refund or remit a civil pen-
alty collected under this chapter if—
(1) application has been made for refund or
remission of the penalty within one year from
the date of payment; and
(2) the Secretary finds that the penalty was
unlawfully, improperly, or excessively im-
posed.
(Pub. L. 100–688, title IV, § 4108, Nov. 18, 1988, 102
Stat. 4158.)
§ 2609. Penalties
(a) General penalty
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, a person violating this chapter is liable
to the United States Government for a civil pen-
alty of not more than $25,000. Each day of a con-
tinuing violation is a separate violation. A ves-
sel involved in the violation also is liable in rem
for the penalty.
(b) Operating without a permit
A person violating section 2602 of this title is
liable to the United States Government for a
civil penalty of not more than $10,000. Each day
of a continuing violation is a separate violation.
A vessel involved in the violation also is liable
in rem for the penalty.
(c) Criminal penalty
Any person that knowingly violates, or that
knowingly aids, abets, authorizes, or instigates
a violation of this chapter, shall be fined under
title 18, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or
both.
(d
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