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18 U.S. Code § 7 - Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States defined
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The term “special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
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as used in this title, includes:
(1)
The high seas, any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
of the United
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and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State, and any vessel belonging
in whole or in part to the United
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or any citizen thereof, or to any corporation created by or under the laws of
the United
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or of any State, Territory, District, or possession thereof, when such vessel
is within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United
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and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State.
(2)
Any vessel registered, licensed, or enrolled under the laws of the United
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and being on a voyage upon the waters of any of the Great Lakes, or any of the
waters connecting them, or upon the Saint Lawrence River where the same
constitutes the International Boundary Line.
(3)
Any lands reserved or acquired for the use of the United
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and under the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction thereof, or any place
purchased or otherwise acquired by the United
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by consent of the legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the
erection of a fort, magazine, arsenal, dockyard, or other needful building.
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