46 USC 56104: Penalty for false statements
Text contains those laws in effect on August 23, 2024
From Title 46-SHIPPINGSubtitle V-Merchant MarinePart E-Control of Merchant Marine CapabilitiesCHAPTER 561-RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS
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§56104. Penalty for false statements
A person that knowingly makes a false statement of a material fact to the Secretary of Transportation or another officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Transportation, to obtain the Secretary's approval under section 56101 or 56102 of this title, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
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Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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56104 | 46 App.:839 (last par.). | Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 451, §41 (last par.), as added July 15, 1918, ch. 152, §4, |
The words "guilty of a misdemeanor" are omitted, and the words "fined under title 18" are substituted for "subject to a fine of not more than $5000", because of chapter 227 of title 18.