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[CITE: 46USC10908]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
               CHAPTER 109--PROCEEDINGS ON UNSEAWORTHINESS
 
Sec. 10908. Penalty for sending unseaworthy vessel to sea

    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.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10908.............................  46:658
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    Section 10908 provides a penalty for a person knowingly sending or 
attempting to send an unseaworthy vessel to sea.
