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[CITE: 46USC10319]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
              CHAPTER 103--FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
 
Sec. 10319. Costs of a criminal conviction

    In a proceeding about a seaman's wages, if it is shown that the 
seaman was convicted during the voyage of an offense by a competent 
tribunal and sentenced by the tribunal, the court hearing the case may 
direct that a part of the wages due the seaman, but not more than $15, 
be applied to reimburse the master for costs properly incurred in 
procuring the conviction and sentence.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 569.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10319.............................  46:707
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    Section 10319 provides that if a seaman was convicted during a 
voyage by a tribunal, that the court may direct that up to $15 of the 
seaman's wages be used to reimburse the master for the costs incurred.
