Statute · United States Code
18 U.S.C. § 1655 — Assault on commander as piracy
18 U.S.C. § 1655
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- commercial
Whoever, being a seaman, lays violent hands upon his commander, to hinder and prevent his fighting in defense of his vessel or the goods intrusted to him, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.
Citator
18 U.S.C. § 1655 — Assault on commander as piracy is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Whoever, being a seaman, lays violent hands upon his commander, to hinder and prevent his fighting in defense of his vessel or the goods intrusted to him, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.