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tion, or charge as he may think proper, from any moneys in the 

 Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 



Stopping vessels; immunity of Coast Guard Officer 



14 U.S.C. 637 



(a) Wlienever any vessel liable to seizure or examination does not 

 bring-to, on being ordered to do so or on being chased by any Coast 

 Guard vessel or aircraft which has displayed the ensign, pennant, or 

 other identifying insignia prescribed for vessels or aircraft of the 

 Coast Guard, the person in command or in charge of such Coast Guard 

 vessel or such Coast Guard aircraft may, after a gun has been fired 

 by the Coast Guard vessel or aircraft as a warning signal, fire at or 

 into such vessel which does not bring-to. 



(b) The person in command of such Coast Guard vessel or such 

 Coast Guard aircraft and all persons acting by or under his direction 

 shall be indemnified from any penalties or actions for damages for 

 so doing. If any person is killed or wounded by such firing, and the 

 person in command of the Coast Guard vessel or aircraft or any person 

 acting pursuant to his orders is prosecuted or arrested therefor, he 

 shall be forthwith admitted to bail. (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 

 546.) 



Coast Guard ensigns and pennants 



14 U.S.C. 638 



(a) Coast Guard vessels and aircraft shall be distinguished from 

 other vessels and aircraft by an ensign, pennant, or other identifying 

 insignia of such design as prescribed by the Secretary. Such ensign, 

 pennant, or other identifying insignia shall be displayed in accordance 

 with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. 



(b) No vessel or aircraft without authority shall carry, hoist, or 

 display any ensign, pennant, or other identifying insignia prescribed 

 for, or intended to resemble, any ensign, pennant, or other identifying 

 insignia prescribed for Coast Guard vessels or aircraft. Every person 

 violating this subsection shall be fined not more than $5,000, or im- 

 prisoned for not more than two years, or both. (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 

 63 Stat. 546.) 



Penalty for unauthorized use of words "Coast Guard" 



14 U.S.C. 639 



No individual, association, partnership, or corporation shall, with- 

 out authority of the Commandant, use the combination of letters 

 "USCG" or "ITSCGR", the words "Coast Guard", "Ignited States 

 Coast Guard," "Coast Guard Reserve," "United States Coast Guard 

 Reserve," "Coast Guard Auxiliary," "United States Coast Guard 

 Auxiliary," "Liglithouse Service," "Life Saving Service," or any com- 

 bination or variation of such letters or words alone or with other 

 letters or words, as the name under which he or it shall do business, for 

 the purpose of trade, or by way of advertisement to induce the effect 

 of leading the public to believe that any such individual, association, 

 partnership, or corporation has any connection with the Coast Guard. 



