Federal · Title 46 — Shipping

46 U.S.C. § 504: Remission of fees and penalties

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application for the remission is made within one year after the date of the payment or forfeiture; and it is found that the fee, tax, penalty, or forfeiture was improperly or excessively imposed.

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