Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§10319 Costs of a Criminal Conviction
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part G — Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › CHAPTER 103 — FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES › § 10319
Summary
Up to $15 of a seaman’s pay can be used to repay the captain’s costs if a competent court convicted and sentenced the seaman during the voyage.
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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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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102