{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-4.11-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 4.11-5","heading":"-5 Coercion of witnesses.","body":"Any attempt to coerce any witness or to induce him to testify falsely in connection with a shipping casualty, or to induce any witness to leave the jurisdiction of the United States, is punishable by a fine of $5,000.00 or imprisonment for one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC","PART 4—MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS","Subpart 4.11—Witnesses and Witness Fees"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"fcba412d60dcffa1712a44bd454a9f5b1e9b825bcab49541e19ac299b1481f2d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-4.11-1","next":"us/46-cfr-4.11-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}