46 CFR 4.11-5

§ 4.11-5 Coercion of witnesses.

United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective

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Citation: 46 CFR 4.11-5, § 4.11-5 Coercion of witnesses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/223222
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Any attempt to coerce any witness or to induce him to testify falsely in connection with a shipping casualty, or to induce any witness to leave the jurisdiction of the United States, is punishable by a fine of $5,000.00 or imprisonment for one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.