Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§9 Vessel of the United States Defined
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 9
Summary
A U.S. vessel is owned wholly or partly by the U.S., U.S. citizens, or corporations formed under U.S./state/territory/district/possession law.
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Title 18, §9
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The term “vessel of the United States”, as used in this title, means a vessel belonging in whole or in part to the United States, or any citizen thereof, or any corporation created by or under the laws of the United States, or of any State, Territory, District, or possession thereof.
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Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 501 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 310, 35 Stat. 1148). Section is made applicable to the entire title rather than to section 481 et seq. of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Minor changes in phraseology were made.
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18 U.S.C. § 9
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102