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18 U.S.C. § 2275 — Firing or tampering with vessels
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Whoever sets fire to any vessel of foreign registry, or any vessel of American registry entitled to engage in commerce with foreign nations, or to any vessel of the United States, or to the cargo of the same, or tampers with the motive power of instrumentalities of navigation of such vessel, or places bombs or explosives in or upon such vessel, or does any other act to or upon such vessel while within the jurisdiction of the United States, or, if such vessel is of American registry, while she is on the high sea, with intent to injure or endanger the safety of the vessel or of her cargo, or of persons on board, whether the injury or danger is so intended to take place within the jurisdiction of the United States, or after the vessel shall have departed therefrom and whoever attempts to do so shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
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Whoever sets fire to any vessel of foreign registry, or any vessel of American registry entitled to engage in commerce with foreign nations, or to any vessel of the United States, or to the cargo of the same, or tampers with the motive power of instrumentalities of navigation of such vessel, or places bombs or explosives in or upon such vessel, or does any other act to or upon such vessel while within the jurisdiction of the United States, or, if such vessel is of American registry, while she is on the high sea, with intent to injure or endanger the safety of the vessel or of her cargo, or of persons on board, whether the injury or danger is so intended to take place within the jurisdiction of the United States, or after the vessel shall have departed therefrom and whoever attempts to do so shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
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The term “vessel of the United States”, as used in this title, means a vessel belonging in whole or in part to the United States, or any citizen thereof, or any corporation created by or under the laws of the United States, or of any State, Territory, District, or possession thereof.
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If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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The term “United States”, as used in this title in a territorial sense, includes all places and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except the Canal Zone.
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Whoever forges or counterfeits any postage stamp, postage meter stamp, or any stamp printed upon any stamped envelope, or postal card, or any die, plate, or engraving thereof; or
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2275
1 See References in Text note below.
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in
the alternative.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $10,000’’ in first par.
§ 2275. Firing or tampering with vessels
Whoever sets fire to any vessel of foreign reg-
istry, or any vessel of American registry enti-
tled to engage in commerce with foreign na-
tions, or to any vessel of the United States, or
to the cargo of the same, or tampers with the
motive power of instrumentalities of navigation
of such vessel, or places bombs or explosives in
or upon such vessel, or does any other act to or
upon such vessel while within the jurisdiction of
the United States, or, if such vessel is of Amer-
ican registry, while she is on the high sea, with
intent to injure or endanger the safety of the
vessel or of her cargo, or of persons on board,
whether the injury or danger is so intended to
take place within the jurisdiction of the United
States, or after the vessel shall have departed
therefrom and whoever attempts to do so shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than twenty years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 804; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 502 (June 15, 1917,
ch. 30, title III, § 1, 40 Stat. 221).
Words ‘‘as defined in section 501 of this title,’’ were
omitted in view of section 9 of this title, defining vessel
of the United States.
Last sentence of said section 502, defining ‘‘United
States’’, was incorporated in section 5 of this title.
Provi
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