18 U.S.C. § 2282B — Violence against aids to maritime navigation
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-177 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 110 words · no verdicts yet
Intentional destruction, serious damage, alteration, movement, or tampering with specified maritime navigation aids that endangers or may endanger safe ship navigation is punishable by fine or up to 20 years’ imprisonment, or both.
Whoever intentionally destroys, seriously damages, alters, moves, or tampers with a maritime navigation aid maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation under the cited 1954 Act, by the Coast Guard under cited title 14 authority, or lawfully under Coast Guard authority, and the act endangers or may endanger a ship’s safe navigation, may be fined, imprisoned up to 20 years, or both.
Whoever intentionally destroys, seriously damages, alters, moves, or tampers with any aid to maritime navigation maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation under the authority of section 4 of the Act of May 13, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 984), by the Coast Guard pursuant to section 81 1 of title 14, United States Code, or lawfully maintained under authority granted by the Coast Guard pursuant to section 83 of title 14, United States Code, if such act endangers or is likely to endanger the safe navigation of a ship, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 304(b)(1), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title V, § 512(c)(2), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2756.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-177 · 120 Stat. 235
- 2020Amended · Pub. L. 116-260 · 134 Stat. 2756
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-177 on 2006-03-09.
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