Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 1656


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1656. Conversion or surrender of vessel

      Whoever, being a captain or other officer or mariner of a vessel
    upon the high seas or on any other waters within the admiralty and
    maritime jurisdiction of the United States, piratically or
    feloniously runs away with such vessel, or with any goods or
    merchandise thereof, to the value of $50 or over; or
      Whoever yields up such vessel voluntarily to any pirate - 
      Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten
    years, or both.



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