{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s55103","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f55103.","heading":"Transportation of passengers","text":"\u00a7\u202f55103.\nTransportation of passengers\n(a)\nIn General.\u2014\nExcept as otherwise provided in this chapter or chapter 121 of this title, a vessel may not transport passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port, unless the vessel\u2014\n(1) is wholly owned by citizens of the United States for purposes of engaging in the coastwise trade; and\n(2) has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 or is exempt from documentation but would otherwise be eligible for such a certificate and endorsement.\n(b)\nPenalty.\u2014\nThe penalty for violating subsection (a) is $300 for each passenger transported and landed.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s55103.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s55103","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f55103."},{"t":"heading","text":"Transportation of passengers"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s55103/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In General.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or chapter 121 of this title, a vessel may not transport passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port, unless the vessel\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s55103/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" is wholly owned by citizens of the United States for purposes of engaging in the coastwise trade; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s55103/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 or is exempt from documentation but would otherwise be eligible for such a certificate and endorsement.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s55103/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Penalty.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The penalty for violating subsection (a) is $300 for each passenger transported and landed.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}