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[CITE: 46USC10711]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                 CHAPTER 107--EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN
 
Sec. 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.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10711.............................  46:623
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    Section 10711 provides penalties for masters and owners violating 
this chapter.
