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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§ 1655. Assault on Commander as Piracy

     Whoever, being a seaman, lays violent hands upon his commander, to hinder and prevent his fighting in defense of his vessel or the goods intrusted to him, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 774.)

Historical and Revision Notes

     Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 485 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 294, 35 Stat. 1146).

     A minor verbal change was made.

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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 1655. Assault on Commander as Piracy," 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 September 23, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H5SDEY4FUKI7PWG.

MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 1655. Assault on Commander as Piracy." 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. 23 Sep. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H5SDEY4FUKI7PWG.

Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 1655. Assault on Commander as Piracy' 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 23 September 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H5SDEY4FUKI7PWG.