18 U.S.C. § 2285
Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2285, Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449563
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A claim of nationality or registry under this section includes only—
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of subsection (a), which the defendant has the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel involved was, at the time of the offense—
The affirmative defenses provided by this subsection are proved conclusively by the production of—
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.
- Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally