46 U.S.C. § 11507 — Surrender of offending officers
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-89 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 84 words · no verdicts yet
This section requires a vessel’s master to surrender certain offending officers to the proper authorities when the specified conditions are met. If the master fails to use diligence and the officer escapes, the owner, master, and vessel may be liable for damages to the unlawfully punished person.
When an officer of a vessel of the United States* (except the master) has violated section 2191 of title 18, and the master has actual knowledge of the offense or if complaint is made within 3 days after reaching port, the master must surrender the offending officer to the proper authorities. If the master fails to use diligence to comply with this section and the offender escapes, the owner, the master, and the vessel* are liable for damages to the individual unlawfully punished.
When an officer of a vessel of the United States* (except the master) has violated section 2191 of title 18, and the master has actual knowledge of the offense or if complaint is made within 3 days after reaching port, the master shall surrender the offending officer to the proper authorities. If the master fails to use diligence to comply with this section and the offender escapes, the owner, the master, and the vessel* are liable for damages to the individual unlawfully punished.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 584.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-89 · 97 Stat. 584
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-89 on 1983-08-26.
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