Statutory Text

48 U.S.C. § 1417 — Criminal jurisdiction

U.S.C. Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS 48 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS Sec. 1417 - Criminal jurisdiction From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§1417. Criminal jurisdiction

All acts done, and offenses or crimes committed, on any island, rock, or key mentioned in section 1411 of this title, by persons who may land thereon, or in the waters adjacent thereto, shall be deemed committed on the high seas, on board a merchant ship or vessel belonging to the United States; and shall be punished according to the laws of the United States relating to such ships or vessels and offenses on the high seas, which laws for the purpose aforesaid are extended over such islands, rocks, and keys.

(R.S. §5576.)

Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. §5576 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §6, 11 Stat. 120.

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