Federal · Title 46 — Shipping
46 U.S.C. § 12507: Penalties
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provides false information to the Secretary of Transportation or a State issuing authority regarding the identification of a vessel under this chapter; or tampers with, removes, or falsifies the unique vessel identification number assigned to a vessel under section 12502 of this title . provides false information to the Secretary or a State issuing authority regarding the identification of a vessel under this chapter; violates section 12502 of this title ; or fails to comply with requirements prescribed by the Secretary under section 12505 of this title . 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. 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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