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46 U.S.C. § 56104 — Penalty for false statements

U.S.C. Title 46 - SHIPPING 46 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle V - Merchant Marine Part E - Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities CHAPTER 561 - RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS Sec. 56104 - Penalty for false statements From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§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.

(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1654.)

Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

56104 46 App.:839 (last par.). Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 451, §41 (last par.), as added July 15, 1918, ch. 152, §4, 40 Stat. 903; Exec. Order No. 6166, June 10, 1933, §12; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, §204, title IX, §904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(32), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 156.

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.

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Ch. 561 — RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS

46 U.S.C. § 56101 46 U.S.C. § 56102 46 U.S.C. § 56103 46 U.S.C. § 56104 46 U.S.C. § 56105

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