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18 U.S.C. § 2274 — Destruction or misuse of vessel by person in charge
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Whoever, being the owner, master or person in charge or command of any private vessel, foreign or domestic, or a member of the crew or other person, within the territorial waters of the United States, willfully causes or permits the destruction or injury of such vessel or knowingly permits said vessel to be used as a place of resort for any person conspiring with another or preparing to commit any offense against the United States, or any offense in violation of the treaties of the United States or of the obligations of the United States under the law of nations, or to defraud the United States; or knowingly permits such vessels to be used in violation of the rights and obligations of the United States under the law of nations, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
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Whoever, being the owner, master or person in charge or command of any private vessel, foreign or domestic, or a member of the crew or other person, within the territorial waters of the United States, willfully causes or permits the destruction or injury of such vessel or knowingly permits said vessel to be used as a place of resort for any person conspiring with another or preparing to commit any offense against the United States, or any offense in violation of the treaties of the United States or of the obligations of the United States under the law of nations, or to defraud the United States; or knowingly permits such vessels to be used in violation of the rights and obligations of the United States under the law of nations, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title II, § 3, 40 Stat. 220; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 3(b), 54 Stat. 79, related to destruction of, injury to, or improper use of vessels. See [section 2274 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2274&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 38 of act June 25, 1948, set out as an Effective Date note preceding [section 1 of Title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1&num=0&edition=prelim), Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2274
2 So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.
2281a.
Additional offenses against maritime fixed
platforms.
2282A.
Devices or dangerous substances in waters of
the United States likely to destroy or dam-
age ships or to interfere with maritime
commerce.
2282B.
Violence against aids to maritime navigation.
2283.
Transportation of explosive, chemical, bio-
logical, or radioactive or nuclear mate-
rials.1
2284.
Transportation of terrorists.
2285.
Operation of submersible vessel or semi-sub-
mersible vessel without nationality 2
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2015—Pub. L. 114–23, title VIII, §§ 802(b), 804(b), June 2,
2015, 129 Stat. 307, 308, added items 2280a and 2281a.
2008—Pub. L. 110–407, title I, § 102(b), Oct. 13, 2008, 122
Stat. 4298, added item 2285.
2006—Pub. L. 109–177, title III, §§ 304(b)(2), 305(b), Mar.
9, 2006, 120 Stat. 235, 237, added items 2282B, 2283, and
2284.
Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 304(a)(2), Mar. 9, 2006, 120
Stat. 235, which directed amendment of table of sec-
tions for this chapter by adding item 2282A after item
2282, was executed by adding item 2282A after item 2281
to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because
there is no item 2282.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, § 60019(b), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 1979, added items 2280 and 2281.
1990—Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3566, Nov. 29, 1990,
104 Stat. 4928, substituted ‘‘vessels’’ for ‘‘vessel’’ in
item 2271.
§ 2271. Conspiracy to destroy vessels
Whoever, on the high seas, or within the
United States, willfully and corruptly conspires,
combines, and confederates with any other per-
son, such other person being either within or
without the United States, to cast away or oth-
erwise destro
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