FEDERAL · 48 U.S.C. · Chapter 8
Criminal jurisdiction
48 U.S.C. § 1417
Title48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter8 — GUANO ISLANDS
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48 U.S.C. § 1417.
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All acts done, and offenses or crimes committed, on any island, rock, or key mentioned in section 1411 of this title, by persons who may land thereon, or in the waters adjacent thereto, shall be deemed committed on the high seas, on board a merchant ship or vessel belonging to the United States; and shall be punished according to the laws of the United States relating to such ships or vessels and offenses on the high seas, which laws for the purpose aforesaid are extended over such islands, rocks, and keys.
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§ 1411
48 U.S.C. § 1411
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History
(R.S. §5576.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §5576 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §6, 11 Stat. 120.
Codification
R.S. §5576 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §6, 11 Stat. 120.
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