46 U.S.C. § 7511 — Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial
submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 117-263 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 153 words · no verdicts yet
A required mariner license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document must be denied for specified sexual-offense convictions. It may be denied for certain abusive-sexual-contact convictions within 5 years before application.
(a) Sexual Abuse. A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized under this part must be denied to an individual convicted of a sexual offense under—(1) title 18 chapter 109A, except section 2244(b); (2) title 10 section 920 or 920b, articles 120 and 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; or (3) a substantially similar Federal, State*, local, or Tribal offense. (b) Abusive Sexual Contact. Such a credential may be denied to an individual convicted, within 5 years before applying, of an offense under title 18 section 2244(b), or a substantially similar State, local, or Tribal offense.
A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized to be issued under this part shall be denied to an individual who has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under—
chapter 109A of title 18, except for subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18;
section 920 or 920b of title 10 (article 120 and 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or
a substantially similar offense under Federal, State*, local, or Tribal law.
A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized to be issued under this part may be denied to an individual who within 5 years before applying for the license, certificate, or document, has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18, or a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVI, § 11602(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4147; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(g)(3), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1756.)
- 2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 4147
- 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1756
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 117-263 on 2022-12-23.
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