46 U.S.C. § 10908

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 10908 - Penalty for sending unseaworthy vessel to sea

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.

46 U.S.C. § 10908

Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 577.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised section	Source section (U.S. Code)
10908	46:658

Section 10908 provides a penalty for a person knowingly sending or attempting to send an unseaworthy vessel to sea.