N.Y. NAV Law § 139-A
This is the official text of N.Y. NAV Law § 139-A, part of New York’s NAV Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "NAV Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Keeping wrecked goods a misdemeanor
Official statutory text
§ 139-a. Keeping wrecked goods a misdemeanor. A person who takes away\ngoods or other property not his own from a stranded vessel, or any goods\nor other property cast by the sea upon the land or found in a bay or\ncreek, or who knowingly becomes possessed of any such goods or other\nproperty, and does not deliver the same, within forty-eight hours\nthereafter, to the sheriff or one of the coroners or wreck masters of\nthe county where the same was found, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n
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