19 U.S.C. § 1438 — Unlawful return of foreign vessel’s papers
submitted 96 years ago by ch. 497 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 89 words · no verdicts yet
A foreign consul may not give a foreign vessel’s register to its master until the master produces a proper customs clearance. A violating consul may be fined up to $5,000.
A foreign consul may not deliver to the master of a foreign vessel the vessel’s register, or substitute document, deposited with the consul under section 1434 or its regulations until the master produces a proper clearance from the Customs Service at the port where the vessel entered. A consul who violates this section may be fined no more than $5,000.
It shall not be lawful for any foreign consul to deliver to the master of any foreign vessel the register, or document in lieu thereof, deposited with him in accordance with the provisions of section 1434 of this title, or regulations issued thereunder, until such master shall produce to him a clearance in due form from the Customs Service in the port in which such vessel has entered. Any consul offending against the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of not more than $5,000.
Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 438, 46 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 654, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2210.)
- 1930Enacted · Act of June 17, 1930, ch. 497 · 46 Stat. 712
- 1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-271 · 84 Stat. 287
- 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-182 · 107 Stat. 2210
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 497 on 1930-06-17.
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