§ 1656. — Conversion or surrender of vessel.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1656]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 81--PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING
Sec. 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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 497 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 306, 35 Stat. 1148).
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $10,000'' in last par.
