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Penalty
46 U.S.C. § 6306
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Chapter63 — INVESTIGATING MARINE CASUALTIES
This text of 46 U.S.C. § 6306 (Penalty) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
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46 U.S.C. § 6306.
Text
A person attempting to coerce a witness, or to induce a witness, to testify falsely in connection with a marine casualty, or to induce a witness to leave the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be fined $5,000, imprisoned for one year, or both.
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History
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 538.)
Editorial Notes
Section 6306 provides for a $5,000 criminal penalty for anyone attempting to coerce or to induce a witness to a marine casualty investigation to testify falsely or to leave the jurisdiction of the United States.
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