FEDERAL · 18 U.S.C. · Chapter 107

Abandonment of sailors

18 U.S.C. § 2195
Title18Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter107 — SEAMEN AND STOWAWAYS

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18 U.S.C. § 2195.

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Whoever, being master or commander of a vessel of the United States, while abroad, maliciously and without justifiable cause forces any officer or mariner of such vessel on shore, in order to leave him behind in any foreign port or place, or refuses to bring home again all such officers and mariners of such vessel whom he carried out with him, as are in a condition to return and willing to return, when he is ready to proceed on his homeward voyage, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

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Dixon v. Grace Lines, Inc.
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History

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §486 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §295, 35 Stat. 1146).

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Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $500".

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