46-U.S.C.-10908
§10908 – Penalty For Sending Unseaworthy Vessel to Sea
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Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part G > Chapter 109 > Section 10908
Details
- Reference: Section 10908
- Legend: §10908 – Penalty For Sending Unseaworthy Vessel to Sea
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
A person that knowingly sends or attempts to send, or that is a party to sending or attempting to send, a vessel of the United States to sea, in an unseaworthy state that is likely to endanger the life of an individual, shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 577.)
Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
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10908 | 46:658 |
Section 10908 provides a penalty for a person knowingly sending or attempting to send an unseaworthy vessel to sea.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
46-U.S.C.-10706 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Shipping
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