U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

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Author: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel"

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§ 2272. Destruction of Vessel by Owner

     Whoever, upon the high seas or on any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, willfully and corruptly casts away or otherwise destroys any vessel of which he is owner, in whole or in part, with intent to injure any person that may underwrite any policy of insurance thereon, or any merchant that may have goods thereon, or any other owner of such vessel, shall be imprisoned for life or for any term of years.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 803.)

Historical and Revision Notes

     Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 491 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 300, 35 Stat. 1147).

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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 2272. Destruction of Vessel by Owner," U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed June 4, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZSFFRVHBRTS9X9.

MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 2272. Destruction of Vessel by Owner." U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 4 Jun. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZSFFRVHBRTS9X9.

Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 2272. Destruction of Vessel by Owner' in U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 4 June 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZSFFRVHBRTS9X9.