# 14 U.S.C. § 3908: Vessel deemed public vessel

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s3908

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 U.S.C. § 3908
- **Heading:** Vessel deemed public vessel
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** March 26, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE III—COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY > CHAPTER 39—COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

## Text

While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any motorboat or yacht shall be deemed to be a public vessel of the United States and a vessel of the Coast Guard within the meaning of sections 937 and 938 of this title and other applicable provisions of law.

( Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393 , 63 Stat. 555 , § 827; Pub. L. 104–324, title IV, § 406 , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3924 ; renumbered § 3908 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I , §§ 119(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4236 , 4240.)

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