---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 U.S.C. § 3506"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
number: "3506"
heading: "Copies of laws"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/3506"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen"
  - "Part B — Inspection and Regulation of Vessels"
  - "Chapter 35 — Carriage of Passengers"
---

# §3506. Copies of laws


A [master](/usc/46/10101.md?p=1) of a [passenger vessel](/usc/46/2101.md?p=33) shall keep on board a copy of this subtitle, to be provided by the [Secretary](/usc/46/2101.md?p=46) at reasonable cost. If the [master](/usc/46/10101.md?p=1) fails to do so, the [master](/usc/46/10101.md?p=1) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $200.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 520.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |
| --- | --- |
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| 3506 | 46:492 |

Section 3506 requires the master of a passenger vessel to keep on board a copy of subtitle II of title 46, U.S.C. Copies of the subtitle shall be provided by the Secretary at reasonable cost.