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  5. Subchapter I - GENERAL
  6. 46 USC § 70119
46 USC § 70119
Civil penalty
through Pub. L. 116-344, except Pub. Ls. 116-260 and 116-283
USC

(a) In General.—Any person that violates this chapter or any regulation under this chapter shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day during which the violation continues.

(b) Continuing Violations.—The maximum amount of a civil penalty for a violation under this section shall not exceed $50,000.

Editorial Notes

Codification

Another section 70119 was renumbered section 70118 of this title.

Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–241 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted "day during which the violation continues" for "violation", and added subsec. (b).
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