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U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 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.)
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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 May 9, 2025, 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. 9 May. 2025. 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 9 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZSFFRVHBRTS9X9.
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