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[CITE: 46USC11110]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                   CHAPTER 111--PROTECTION AND RELIEF
 
Sec. 11110. Seamen's clothing

    The clothing of a seaman is exempt from attachments and liens. A 
person detaining a seaman's clothing shall be fined not more than $500, 
imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.

(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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11110.............................  46:563
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    Section 11110 exempts seamen's clothing from attachments and liens. 
It also provides a penalty for violations.
