# 1 Violence against aids to maritime navigation
See References in Text note below.
section 4 of the Act of May 13, 195433 U.S.C. 984[^1]section 83 of title 14
Whoever intentionally destroys, seriously damages, alters, moves, or tampers with any aid to maritime navigation maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation under the authority of (), by the Coast Guard pursuant to section 81 of title 14, United States Code, or lawfully maintained under authority granted by the Coast Guard pursuant to , United States Code, if such act endangers or is likely to endanger the safe navigation of a ship, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 304(b)(1), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title V, § 512(c)(2), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2756.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
, referred to in text, was redesignated by , , , and references to deemed to refer to such redesignated section, see , set out as a References to Sections of Title 14 as Redesignated by note preceding , Coast Guard.
### Amendments
2020— substituted “Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation” for “Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation”.