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Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part D - Marine Casualties
Chapter 63 - Investigating Marine Casualties
Sec. 6306 - Penalty
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| 46 U.S.C. § 6306 (2018) | ||||
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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. |
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 538.) |
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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. |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part D - Marine Casualties CHAPTER 63 - INVESTIGATING MARINE CASUALTIES Sec. 6306 - Penalty |
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| 97 Stat. 538 | ||||
| Public Law 98-89 |
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