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18 U.S.C. 3671: Vessels carrying explosives and steerage passengersText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 18-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURECHAPTER 232-MISCELLANEOUS SENTENCING PROVISIONS
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§3671. Vessels carrying explosives and steerage passengers

The amount of any fine imposed upon the master of a steamship or other vessel under the provisions of section 2278 of this title shall be a lien upon such vessel, and such vessel may be libeled therefor in the district court of the United States for any district in which such vessel shall arrive or from which it shall depart.

(Added Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 36 , 68 Stat. 1239 , § 3620; renumbered § 3671, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(1) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1987 .)