Requirement to report sexual offenses

  1. Law
  2. USC 46
  3. Shipping
  4. Vessels and Seamen
  5. Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
  6. GENERAL
  7. Requirement to report sexual offenses

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§10104. Requirement to report sexual offenses

(a) A master or other individual in charge of a documented vessel shall report to the Secretary a complaint of a sexual offense prohibited under chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code.

(b) A master or other individual in charge of a documented vessel who knowingly fails to report in compliance with this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.

(Added Pub. L. 101–225, title II, §214(a)(2), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1914 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 10104, Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 561 , related to regulations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–225, §214(a)(1).


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