33 U.S.C. § 395 : US Code - Section 395: Limit of sentence

Search 33 U.S.C. § 395 : US Code - Section 395: Limit of sentence

It shall not be lawful for the court to sentence any person
convicted in such trial to any greater punishment than imprisonment
in jail for one year, or to a fine exceeding $500, or both, in its
discretion, in those cases where the laws of the United States
authorize such imprisonment and fine.