18-U.S.C.-2275
§2275 – Firing Or Tampering With Vessels
Pathway
Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 111 > Section 2275
Details
- Reference: Section 2275
- Legend: §2275 – Firing Or Tampering With Vessels
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever sets fire to any vessel of foreign registry, or any vessel of American registry entitled to engage in commerce with foreign nations, or to any vessel of the United States, or to the cargo of the same, or tampers with the motive power of instrumentalities of navigation of such vessel, or places bombs or explosives in or upon such vessel, or does any other act to or upon such vessel while within the jurisdiction of the United States, or, if such vessel is of American registry, while she is on the high sea, with intent to injure or endanger the safety of the vessel or of her cargo, or of persons on board, whether the injury or danger is so intended to take place within the jurisdiction of the United States, or after the vessel shall have departed therefrom and whoever attempts to do so shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §502 (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title III, §1, 40 Stat. 221).
Words as defined in section 501 of this title, were omitted in view of section 9 of this title, defining vessel of the United States.
Last sentence of said section 502, defining United States, was incorporated in section 5 of this title.
Provision prohibiting conspiracy was deleted as adequately covered by the general conspiracy statute, section 371 of this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $10,000.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
18-U.S.C.-2273 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Criminal Law
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18-U.S.C.-2260A in the Legal Encyclopedia: Crimes
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