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Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief (Sections 10101 - 11507)
Chapter 107 - Effects of Deceased Seamen (Sections 10701 - 10711)
Sec. 10708 - Sale of property
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief CHAPTER 107 - EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN Sec. 10708 - Sale of property |
Contains | section 10708 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 574. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 97 Stat. 574 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 98-89 |
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46 U.S.C. § 10708 (2014)
§10708. Sale of property
A district court of the United States may direct the sale of any part of the property of a deceased seaman. Proceeds of the sale shall be held as wages of the seaman are held.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 574.)
Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
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10708 | 46:628 |
Section 10708 permits a district court to sell a deceased seaman's property and treat the proceeds as wages.
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