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18 U.S.C. § 2281

Violence against maritime fixed platforms

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 2281, Violence against maritime fixed platforms, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449557
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A person who unlawfully and intentionally— There is jurisdiction over the activity prohibited in subsection (a) if— such activity is committed against or on board a fixed platform— “continental shelf” means the sea-bed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond a country’s territorial sea to the limits provided by customary international law as reflected in Article 76 of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea. “fixed platform” means an artificial island, installation or structure permanently attached to the sea-bed for the purpose of exploration or exploitation of resources or for other economic purposes. This section does not apply to—

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