14-U.S.C.-639
§639 – Penalty For Unauthorized Use of Words “coast Guard”
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Title 14 > Part I > Chapter 17 > Section 639
Details
- Reference: Section 639
- Legend: §639 – Penalty For Unauthorized Use of Words “coast Guard”
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
No individual, association, partnership, or corporation shall, without authority of the Commandant, use the combination of letters USCG or USCGR, the words Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, United States Coast Guard Reserve, Coast Guard Auxiliary, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Lighthouse Service, Life Saving Service, or any combination or variation of such letters or words alone or with other letters or words, as the name under which he or it shall do business, for the purpose of trade, or by way of advertisement to induce the effect of leading the public to believe that any such individual, association, partnership, or corporation has any connection with the Coast Guard. No individual, association, partnership, or corporation shall falsely advertise, or otherwise represent falsely by any device whatsoever, that any project or business in which he or it is engaged, or product which he or it manufactures, deals in, or sells, has been in any way endorsed, authorized, or approved by the Coast Guard. Every person violating this section shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 546; Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, §30, 64 Stat. 408.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section makes the unauthorized use of the words Coast Guard or any derivative thereof, a crime. This is believed to be a desirable prohibition in view of the many commercial organizations which are manufacturing equipment approved by the Coast Guard and selling same to vessels in the United States. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Amendments
1950—Act Aug. 3, 1950, made it possible for Commandant to grant authority to private business organizations to use terms or designations otherwise prohibited by this section.
Coast Guard City, USA
Pub. L. 105–383, title IV, §409, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3431, provided that: The Commandant of the Coast Guard may recognize the community of Grand Haven, Michigan, as ‘Coast Guard City, USA’. If the Commandant desires to recognize any other community in the same manner or any other community requests such recognition from the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 90 days prior to approving such recognition.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
14-U.S.C.-575 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Coast Guard
In this entry about 14-U.S.C.-575, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to coast guard in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States coast guard-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
14-U.S.C.-639 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Regular Coast Guard
In this entry about 14-U.S.C.-639, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to regular coast guard in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States regular coast guard-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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