---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 U.S.C. § 4106"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
number: "4106"
heading: "Penalties"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/4106"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen"
  - "Part B — Inspection and Regulation of Vessels"
  - "Chapter 41 — Uninspected Vessels Generally"
---

# §4106. Penalties


If a vessel to which this chapter applies is operated in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter, the [owner](/usc/46/10101.md?p=2), charterer, managing operator, agent, [master](/usc/46/10101.md?p=1), and individual in charge are each liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 100–540, § 3, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2719.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |
| --- | --- |
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| 4106 | 46:526o |

Section 4106 provides a civil penalty of $100 for a violation of this chapter or a regulation under this chapter. The vessel also is liable in rem.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–540 substituted “not more than $5,000” for “$100”.