18 U.S.C. § 2279
Boarding vessels before arrival
Whoever, not being in the United States service, and not being duly authorized by law for the purpose, goes on board any vessel about to arrive at the place of her destination, before her actual arrival, and before she has been completely moored, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
The master of such vessel may take any such person into custody, and deliver him up forthwith to any law enforcement officer, to be by him taken before any committing magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2004–2004 · leading case: United States v. Greenpeace, Inc.
United States v. Greenpeace, Inc. (2004)
“In May of 2002, the government charged several Greenpeace members by information with the commission of a misdemeanor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2279 . 1 Those *1256 individuals pled guilty or no contest, and I sentenced them to time served plus fines ranging from $100 to $500.”
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