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Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
Chapter 107 - Effects of Deceased Seamen
Sec. 10704 - Duties of consular officers
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| 46 U.S.C. § 10704 (2018) | ||||
| §10704. Duties of consular officers | ||||
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When a seaman dies outside the United States leaving money or property not on board a vessel, the consular officer nearest the place at which the money and property is located shall claim and take charge of it. |
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 573.) |
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Section 10704 requires consular officers to take charge of the property (not left on board a vessel) of deceased seamen who have died outside the United States. |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief CHAPTER 107 - EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN Sec. 10704 - Duties of consular officers |
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| 97 Stat. 573 | ||||
| Public Law 98-89 |
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