Federal · Title 46 — Shipping

46 U.S.C. § 56105: Forfeiture procedure

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes the procedural process for enforcing forfeiture penalties, including how vessels may be forfeited and how prior criminal convictions may be used as evidence in forfeiture proceedings.

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A forfeiture under this chapter may be enforced in the same way as a forfeiture under the laws on the collection of duties. However, such a forfeiture may be remitted without seizure of the vessel. In a proceeding under this chapter to enforce a forfeiture, a prior criminal conviction of a person for a violation of this chapter with respect to the subject matter of the forfeiture is prima facie evidence of the violation against the person convicted.

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