33 USC § 395 - Limit of sentence

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s395"
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title: "33 USC § 395 - Limit of sentence"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "395"
section_name: "Limit of sentence"
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "SUMMARY TRIALS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST NAVIGATION LAWS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 4304.)"
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# § 395. Limit of sentence

It shall not be lawful for the court to sentence any person convicted in such trial to any greater punishment than imprisonment in jail for one year, or to a fine exceeding $500, or both, in its discretion, in those cases where the laws of the United States authorize such imprisonment and fine.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 4304.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 4304 derived from , .