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§6306 Penalty

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part D— - Marine Casualties › Chapter CHAPTER 63— - INVESTIGATING MARINE CASUALTIES › § 6306

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Title 46, §6306

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A person attempting to coerce a witness, or to induce a witness, to testify falsely in connection with a marine casualty, or to induce a witness to leave the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be fined $5,000, imprisoned for one year, or both.

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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 630646:239(i) section 6306 provides for a $5,000 criminal penalty for anyone attempting to coerce or to induce a witness to a marine casualty investigation to testify falsely or to leave the jurisdiction of the United States.

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46 U.S.C. § 6306

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