Statute · United States Code
10 U.S.C. § 8168 — Consular powers: senior officer present afloat
10 U.S.C. § 8168
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-10-22
In any foreign port where there is no resident consul of the United States, or on the high seas, the senior officer present afloat has the powers of a consul in relation to mariners of the United States.
Citator
10 U.S.C. § 8168 — Consular powers: senior officer present afloat is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
In any foreign port where there is no resident consul of the United States, or on the high seas, the senior officer present afloat has the powers of a consul in relation to mariners of the United States.