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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 232— MISCELLANEOUS SENTENCING PROVISIONS · § 3671

§ 3671. Vessels carrying explosives and steerage passengers

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The amount of any fine imposed upon the master of a steamship or other vessel under the provisions of section 2278 of this title shall be a lien upon such vessel, and such vessel may be libeled therefor in the district court of the United States for any district in which such vessel shall arrive or from which it shall depart.
(Added Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 36, 68 Stat. 1239, § 3620; renumbered § 3671, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1987.)
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  • Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 36
  • 68 Stat. 1239
  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(1)
  • 98 Stat. 1987
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§ 3671
Vessels carrying explosives and steerage passengers
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ActSept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 36
Stat.68 Stat. 1239
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(1)
Stat.98 Stat. 1987
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