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Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
Chapter 109 - Proceedings on Unseaworthiness
Sec. 10908 - Penalty for sending unseaworthy vessel to sea
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| 46 U.S.C. § 10908 (2018) | ||||
| §10908. Penalty for sending unseaworthy vessel to sea | ||||
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A person that knowingly sends or attempts to send, or that is a party to sending or attempting to send, a vessel of the United States to sea, in an unseaworthy state that is likely to endanger the life of an individual, shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. |
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 577.) |
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Section 10908 provides a penalty for a person knowingly sending or attempting to send an unseaworthy vessel to sea. |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief CHAPTER 109 - PROCEEDINGS ON UNSEAWORTHINESS Sec. 10908 - Penalty for sending unseaworthy vessel to sea |
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| 97 Stat. 577 | ||||
| Public Law 98-89 |
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