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08/06/2008

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Term
Level 1
Definition
Officer Presence- Officer demenaor, appearance, verbal and non-verbal communications that creates an attmosphere of compliance.
Term
14usc89a
Definition
SEAS II
Term
SEAS II
Definition
Search, examinations, arrest, seizures, Inspections, Inquiries
Term
3 things that allows us to do under 14usc89a
Definition
prevention,detection, suppression of US law violations.
Term
3 types of officers under 14usc89a
Definition
comissioned,warrant,petty officers
Term
jurisdiction triangle
Definition
substantive law,vessel status/flag,location
Term
jurisdiction is:
Definition
the governments legal right to exercise authority
Term
substantive law is:
Definition
one that prohibits certain actions or requires affirmative conduct
Term
4 types of vessels
Definition
warships,commercial,recreational, non-commercial/government vessel
Term
the 4 nationalities of vessels
Definition
US,foreign,assimulated stateless,stateless
Term
exclusive waters is
Definition
a body of water surrounded by land(lake)
Term
internal waters
Definition
connected to the sea but runs through land usually a port.(bay)
Term
territorial seas
Definition
12 miles out from US land(us jurisdiction)
Term
contigous zone
Definition
12-24 miles out from us border
Term
exclusive economic zone(eez)
Definition
24-200 miles from us border.
Term
warship
Definition
under control of comissioned officer, signia of nationality,belongs to armed forces of a nation, crew is subjedt to ucmj.
Term
vessel is
Definition
includes every description of a watercraft or other contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation in water.
Term
commercial
Definition
owned for profit
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recreational
Definition
not owned for profit
Term
substantive law covers:
Definition
drug enforcment,immigration,fisheries enforcment,protected areas/species,enviroment/pollution,port waterways coastal security, vessel safety law, general criminal law.
Term
bisi covers:
Definition
conducted on every boarding,exterior decks,common spaces,bilge areas,engineering/machinery areas,cargo,private spaces.
Term
eisi
Definition
known weapons,known hazards, unaccounted for personnel.
Term
search(under 4th ammendment)is:
Definition
quest for evidence,area were a peron has reasonable expection of privacy,intrusion or entry,by an agent of the government.
Term
reasonable suspicion
Definition
belief by a reasonable and prudent person based on articuable facts that something has happened.
Term
probable cause
Definition
level of suspicion,which would cause a reasonable and prudent person, given the overall circumstance to believe a crime has been committed.(blood on sailboat)
Term
2 prong test
Definition
is there an expectation of privacy by a person in the place were he/she is of control 2. is that expectation reasonable?
Term
plain view doctrine
Definition
officer must be legally present in that space where the objects are found and it must be readily apparent that the items are evident
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