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33 U.S.C. § 395

Limit of sentence

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33 U.S.C. § 395, Limit of sentence, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/468241
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It shall not be lawful for the court to sentence any person convicted in such trial to any greater punishment than imprisonment in jail for one year, or to a fine exceeding $500, or both, in its discretion, in those cases where the laws of the United States authorize such imprisonment and fine.

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