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Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - Crimes
Chapter 77 - Peonage, Slavery, and Trafficking in Persons
Sec. 1586 - Service on vessels in slave trade
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| 18 U.S.C. § 1586 (2018) |
| §1586. Service on vessels in slave trade |
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Whoever, being a citizen or resident of the United States, voluntarily serves on board of any vessel employed or made use of in the transportation of slaves from any foreign country or place to another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. |
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) |
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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §427 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §252, 35 Stat. 1139). Mandatory-punishment provisions were rephrased in the alternative. AMENDMENTS1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $2,000". |
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| Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 77 - PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS Sec. 1586 - Service on vessels in slave trade |
| section 1586 |
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| January 14, 2019 |
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| 35 Stat. 1139 62 Stat. 773 108 Stat. 2147 |
| Public Law 103-322 |
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