§ 542. Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1949

   Title 14, United States Code, section —

   Pub. L. 81–393 · 63 Stat. 495

   Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 542

   Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 500, § 83

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 500, § 83

2. 1974

   Pub. L. 93–283 § 1(1) · 88 Stat. 139

   Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 542

   Pub. L. 93–283 substituted “maritime navigation in or adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, without first obtaining authority” for “maritime navigation without first obtaining authority”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 93–283 substituted “maritime navigation in or adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, without first obtaining authority” for “maritime navigation without first obtaining authority”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 83 is amended by inserting the words “in or adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,” between the word “navigation” and the word “without” in the first sentence thereof.

3. 2014

   Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–281 title II § 205(a)(1) · 128 Stat. 3022

   Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 542

   Pub. L. 113–281 substituted “$1,500” for “$100”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 113–281 substituted “$1,500” for “$100”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in section 83 by striking “$100” and inserting “$1,500”;

4. 2018

   Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 105(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

   Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 542

   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 83 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 83 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 5 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 92Secretary; general powers501 631Delegation of powers by the Secretary502 633Regulations503 93Commandant; general powers504 632Functions and powers vested in the Commandant505 520Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care506 153Appointment of judges507 88Saving life and property521 89Law enforcement522 99Enforcement authority523 100Enforcement of coastwise trade laws524 95Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service law enforcement authority525 637Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at or into vessel526 91Safety of naval vessels527 104Protecting against unmanned aircraft528 81Aids to navigation authorized541 83Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty542 84Interference with aids to navigation; penalty543 85Aids to maritime navigation; penalty544 86Marking of obstructions545 642Deposit of damage payments546 643Rewards for apprehension of persons interfering with aids to navigation547 87Icebreaking in polar regions561 101Appeals and waivers562 103Notification of certain determinations563

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