46 USC 6306: Penalty
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46 USC 6306: Penalty Text contains those laws in effect on November 14, 2024
From Title 46-SHIPPINGSubtitle II-Vessels and SeamenPart D-Marine CasualtiesCHAPTER 63-INVESTIGATING MARINE CASUALTIES
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§6306. Penalty

A person attempting to coerce a witness, or to induce a witness, to testify falsely in connection with a marine casualty, or to induce a witness to leave the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be fined $5,000, imprisoned for one year, or both.

( Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 538 .)

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6306 46:239(i)

Section 6306 provides for a $5,000 criminal penalty for anyone attempting to coerce or to induce a witness to a marine casualty investigation to testify falsely or to leave the jurisdiction of the United States.