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[CITE: 46USC11107]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                   CHAPTER 111--PROTECTION AND RELIEF
 
Sec. 11107. Unlawful engagements void

    An engagement of a seaman contrary to a law of the United States is 
void. A seaman so engaged may leave the service of the vessel at any 
time and is entitled to recover the highest rate of wages at the port 
from which the seaman was engaged or the amount agreed to be given the 
seaman at the time of engagement, whichever is higher.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 580.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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11107.............................  46:578
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    Section 11107 entitles seamen engaged contrary to any United States 
law to leave the service of the vessel without loss of wages.
