46 USC § 6306 - Penalty

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s6306"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 6306 - Penalty"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "6306"
section_name: "Penalty"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "INVESTIGATING MARINE CASUALTIES"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Marine Casualties"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 538.)"
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# § 6306. Penalty

A person attempting to coerce a witness, or to induce a witness, to testify falsely in connection with a marine casualty, or to induce a witness to leave the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be fined $5,000, imprisoned for one year, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 538.)

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 6306 | 46:239(i) |

Section 6306 provides for a $5,000 criminal penalty for anyone attempting to coerce or to induce a witness to a marine casualty investigation to testify falsely or to leave the jurisdiction of the United States.