Title 46 — ShippingRelease 119-73
§10319 Costs of a criminal conviction
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part G— - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › Chapter CHAPTER 103— - FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES › § 10319
Summary
When a seaman is convicted and sentenced by a proper court while on a voyage, and the case is about the seaman’s pay, the court can order part of the seaman’s wages to be used to pay back the ship’s captain. The amount taken cannot be more than $15, and it must go toward costs the captain properly paid to get the conviction and sentence.
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Title 46, §10319
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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.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1031946:707 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.
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46 U.S.C. § 10319
Title 46 — Shipping
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73