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[CITE: 46USC10310]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
              CHAPTER 103--FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
 
Sec. 10310. Discharge

    A master shall deliver to a seaman a full and true account of the 
seaman's wages and all deductions at least 48 hours before paying off or 
discharging the seaman.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 103-206, title IV, 
Sec. 408, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10310.............................  46:641
                                    46:642
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    Section 10310 requires the master of a vessel to give each seaman a 
full account of the seaman's wages 48 hours before discharge. The 
penalty for violation is $50.


                               Amendments

    1993--Pub. L. 103-206 struck out ``or a shipping commissioner'' 
after ``to a seaman'' and struck out at end ``A master failing to 
deliver the account is liable to the United States Government for a 
civil penalty of $50.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 10318 of this title.
