§ 1481. — Violations; penalties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1481]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 28--POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES
INTERVENTION
Sec. 1481. Violations; penalties
(a) A person commits a class A misdemeanor if that person--
(1) willfully violates a provision of this chapter or a
regulation issued thereunder; or
(2) willfully refuses or fails to comply with any lawful order
or direction given pursuant to this chapter; or
(3) willfully obstructs any person who is acting in compliance
with an order or direction under this chapter.
(b) In a criminal proceeding for an offense under paragraph (1) or
(2) of subsection (a) of this section it shall be a defense for the
accused to prove that he used all due diligence to comply with any order
or direction that he had reasonable cause to believe that compliance
would have resulted in serious risk to human life.
(Pub. L. 93-248, Sec. 12, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 10; Pub. L. 101-380,
title IV, Sec. 4302(l), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 539.)
Amendments
1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-380 substituted ``A person commits a
class A misdemeanor if that person'' for ``Any person who'' in
introductory provisions and struck out ``, shall be fined not more than
$10,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both'' after ``under
this chapter'' in par. (3).
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.
