18 U.S.C. § 1661

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)
Section 1661 - Robbery ashore

Whoever, being engaged in any piratical cruise or enterprise, or being of the crew of any piratical vessel, lands from such vessel and commits robbery on shore, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.

18 U.S.C. § 1661

June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 775.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §493 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §302, 35 Stat. 1147).Transposition of several words was made.