33 U.S.C. 1908 Penalties for violations (Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships; United States Code, 2023 edition)

33 U.S.C. 1908 (Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, penalties, 2023 ed.): class D felony with up to half of the fine payable to the informant at the court's discretion; civil penalties up to $25,000 per violation and $5,000 per false statement, up to half payable to the informant; abatement, in rem liability, clearance, referral to flag states, deposit of unpaid penalties in the Abandoned Seafarers Fund (2014); amendment notes 1987-2014. Already recorded: 50% of the criminal fine and the court's discretion. Added the 50% civil-penalty award and its discretionary flag, the 1987 launch and 2014 rule-change events, and a suggested correction of the existing rules' start date (rewards date from the 1987 amendment, effective 1988, not 1980). Penalty maxima per violation are not whistleblower rules and are not recorded.