2015 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse (Sections 1 - 9141)
Chapter 9 - Foreign Wars, War Materials, and Neutrality (Sections 401 - 465)
Subchapter II - Neutrality (Sections 441 - 457)
Sec. 454 - Unlawful use of the American flag by vessel of foreign state
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 9 - FOREIGN WARS, WAR MATERIALS, AND NEUTRALITY SUBCHAPTER II - NEUTRALITY Sec. 454 - Unlawful use of the American flag by vessel of foreign state |
| Contains | section 454 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, §14, 54 Stat. 11. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 54 Stat. 11 |
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any vessel belonging to or operating under the jurisdiction of any foreign state to use the flag of the United States thereon, or to make use of any distinctive signs or markings, indicating that the same is an American vessel.
(b) Any vessel violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be denied for a period of three months the right to enter the ports or territorial waters of the United States except in cases of force majeure.
(Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, §14, 54 Stat. 11.)
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