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14 U.S.C. 543: Interference with aids to navigation; penalty

Created in 2014 by the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-281). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–282, §123(b)(2), substituted "section 541" for "section 81" and "section 542" for "section 83". (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–282, §105(b), renumbered section 84 of this title as this section. (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–281 substituted "$1,500" for "$500". (Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014) Law text

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.