46-U.S.C.-6306
§6306 – Penalty
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Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part D > Chapter 63 > Section 6306
Details
- Reference: Section 6306
- Legend: §6306 – Penalty
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
A person attempting to coerce a witness, or to induce a witness, to testify falsely in connection with a marine casualty, or to induce a witness to leave the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be fined $5,000, imprisoned for one year, or both.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 538.)
Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
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6306 | 46:239(i) |
Section 6306 provides for a $5,000 criminal penalty for anyone attempting to coerce or to induce a witness to a marine casualty investigation to testify falsely or to leave the jurisdiction of the United States.
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