View all text of Chapter 16 C [§ 973 - § 973r]
§ 973f. Civil penalties
(a) Determination of liability; amount; participation by Secretary of State in assessment proceeding
(b) Judicial review of assessment; procedures applicable
(c) Failure to pay assessment of civil penalty; recovery by Attorney General
(d) In rem liability for civil penalty; jurisdiction; maritime lien on vessel
(e) Compromise, etc., of civil penalty
(f) Conduct of hearings
(g) Waiver of referral to Attorney General
If a vessel used in a violation of section 973c(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), or (13) or section 973c(b) of this title for which a civil penalty has been assessed—
(1) had a valid license under the Treaty at the time of the violation, and
(2) within 60 days after the penalty assessment has become final, leaves and remains outside of the Licensing Area, all Limited Areas closed to fishing, and all Closed Areas until the final penalty has been paid,
there shall be no referral to the Attorney General under subsection (c) of this section or in rem action under subsection (d) of this section in connection with such civil penalty.
(Pub. L. 100–330, § 8, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 594; Pub. L. 100–350, § 4(1), (2), June 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 660.)