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[CITE: 46USC6306]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                        Part D--Marine Casualties
 
               CHAPTER 63--INVESTIGATING MARINE CASUALTIES
 
Sec. 6306. Penalty

    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.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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6306..............................  46:239(i)
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    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.
