2020 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
Chapter 73 - Merchant Mariners' Documents
Sec. 7319 - Records of merchant mariners' documents
46 U.S.C. § 7319 (2020) | ||||
§7319. Records of merchant mariners' documents | ||||
The Secretary shall maintain records on each merchant mariner's document issued, including the name and address of the individual to whom issued and the next of kin of the individual. |
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545; Pub. L. 108–293, title IV, §403, Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1043; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(b)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4751.) |
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Section 7319 requires the Secretary to maintain records on each merchant mariner's document issued and the seaman's next of kin. However, these records are not open for general or public inspection. EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "individual" for "seaman" in two places. 2004—Pub. L. 108–293 struck out at end "The records are not open to general or public inspection." |
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Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents CHAPTER 73 - MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS Sec. 7319 - Records of merchant mariners' documents |
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section 7319 | ||||
2020 | ||||
January 13, 2021 | ||||
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standard | ||||
97 Stat. 545 118 Stat. 1043 134 Stat. 4751 |
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Public Law 98-89, Public Law 108-293, Public Law 116-283 |