2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief (§§ 10101 - 11507)
Chapter 107 - EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN (§§ 10701 - 10711)
Section 10711 - Penalties

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 46 - SHIPPING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
CHAPTER 107 - EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN
Sec. 10711 - Penalties
Containssection 10711
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 574.
Statutes at Large Reference97 Stat. 574
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 98-89

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EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN - 46 U.S.C. § 10711 (2012)
§10711. Penalties

An owner or master violating this chapter are each liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of 3 times the value of the seaman's money, property, and wages involved or, if the value is not determined, of $200.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 574.)

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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
10711 46:623

Section 10711 provides penalties for masters and owners violating this chapter.

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