§70508. Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality — Inbound Citations

Citations to 46 U.S.C. § 70508 as a whole

• 46 U.S.C. § 70504(b)

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  (b) A person violating section 70503 or 70508—

  (1) shall be tried in the district in which such offense was committed; or

  (2) if the offense was begun or committed upon the high seas, or elsewhere outside the jurisdiction of any particular State or district, may be tried in any district.
• 46 U.S.C. § 70505

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  A person charged with violating section 70503 of this title, or against whom a civil enforcement proceeding is brought under section 70508, does not have standing to raise a claim of failure to comply with international law as a basis for a defense. A claim of failure to comply with international law in the enforcement of this chapter may be made only by a foreign nation. A failure to comply with international law does not divest a court of jurisdiction and is not a defense to a proceeding under this chapter.
• 46 U.S.C. § 70507(a)

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  (a) Property described in section 511(a) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 881(a)) that is used or intended for use to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, an offense under section 70503 or 70508 of this title may be seized and forfeited in the same manner that similar property may be seized and forfeited under section 511 of that Act (21 U.S.C. 881).