18 U.S.C. § 2282B
Violence against aids to maritime navigation
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2282B, Violence against aids to maritime navigation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449560
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Whoever intentionally destroys, seriously damages, alters, moves, or tampers with any aid to maritime navigation maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation under the authority of section 4 of the Act of May 13, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 984), by the Coast Guard pursuant to section 81 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14, United States Code, or lawfully maintained under authority granted by the Coast Guard pursuant to section 83 of title 14, United States Code, if such act endangers or is likely to endanger the safe navigation of a ship, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally