§ 937. — Certificate of compliance with chapter.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC937]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 18--LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Sec. 937. Certificate of compliance with chapter
No stevedoring firm shall be employed in any compensation district
by a vessel or by hull owners until it presents to such vessel or hull
owners a certificate issued by a deputy commissioner assigned to such
district that it has complied with the provisions of this chapter
requiring the securing of compensation to its employees. Any person
violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of
not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, Sec. 37, 44 Stat. 1442.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 30 section 932.
