18 U.S.C. § 2276
Breaking and entering vessel
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2276, Breaking and entering vessel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449551
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Whoever, upon the high seas or on any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State, breaks or enters any vessel with intent to commit any felony, or maliciously cuts, spoils, or destroys any cordage, cable, buoys, buoy rope, head fast, or other fast, fixed to the anchor or moorings belonging to any vessel, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Legislative history
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- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994