Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 1232 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 1232 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 92-340, Sec. 13, as added Pub. L. 95-474, Sec. 2, Oct. 17,
1978, 92 Stat. 1478; amended Pub. L. 101-380, title IV, Sec.
4302(j), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 539; Pub. L. 104-324, title III,
Sec. 312(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3920.)
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104-324 amended heading and text of
subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
"The Secretary of the Treasury shall withhold or revoke, at the
request of the Secretary, the clearance, required by section 91 of
title 46, Appendix, of any vessel, the owner or operator of which
is subject to any of the penalties in this section. Clearance may
be granted in such cases upon the filing of a bond or other surety
satisfactory to the Secretary."
1990 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 101-380, Sec. 4302(j)(1),
substituted "commits a class D felony" for "shall be fined not more
than $50,000 for each violation or imprisoned for not more than
five years, or both".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101-380, Sec. 4302(j)(2), which directed
the substitution of "commits a class C felony." for "shall, in lieu
of the penalties prescribed in paragraph (1), be fined not more
than $100,000, or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.",
was executed by making the substitution for "shall, in lieu of the
penalties prescribed in paragraph (1), be fined not more than
$100,000, or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 101-380 applicable to incidents occurring
after Aug. 18, 1990, see section 1020 of Pub. L. 101-380, set out
as an Effective Date note under section 2701 of this title.
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "willful".