Federal · Title 46 — Shipping

46 U.S.C. § 10908: Penalty for sending unseaworthy vessel to sea

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who knowingly sends a U.S. vessel to sea in an unseaworthy condition likely to endanger lives may be fined up to $1,000, imprisoned up to 5 years, or both.

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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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