2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 551 - Officers in Command
Sec. 5952 - Marine Corps organizations on vessels: authority of officers

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 5952 (2017)
Section Name §5952. Marine Corps organizations on vessels: authority of officers
Section Text

When an organization of the Marine Corps is embarked in any vessel, not as part of the authorized complement of the vessel, the authority of the officers of that organization is the same as though the organization were serving at a naval station. However, this section does not impair the paramount authority of the commanding officer of a vessel over the vessel and all persons embarked in it.

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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 372.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
5952 34 U.S.C. 623c. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §7(b), 64 Stat. 145.

The words "organization of the Marine Corps" are substituted for "force of marines" for clarity. The words "or vessels", "and powers", "on shore", and "under his command" are omitted as surplusage.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 551 - OFFICERS IN COMMAND
Sec. 5952 - Marine Corps organizations on vessels: authority of officers
Contains section 5952
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 64 Stat. 145
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