Federal · Title 46 — Shipping

46 U.S.C. § 7511: Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial

Civil

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This statute allows denial of maritime licenses or documents to individuals convicted of certain sexual offenses within the previous 5 years.

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chapter 109A of title 18, except for subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18 ; section 920 or 920b of title 10 (article 120 and 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or a substantially similar offense under Federal, State, local, or Tribal law. A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized to be issued under this part may be denied to an individual who within 5 years before applying for the license, certificate, or document, has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18 , or a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.

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