Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§11504 Enforcement of Forfeitures
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part G — Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › CHAPTER 115 — OFFENSES AND PENALTIES › § 11504
Summary
Officials can take a seaman’s property or money as a penalty without starting a criminal case when the seaman’s offense is also a crime.
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Title 46, §11504
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When an offense by a seaman also is a criminal violation, it is not necessary that a criminal proceeding be brought to enforce a forfeiture.
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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1150446:705 section 11504 provides that when a seaman has committed a criminal offense, a forfeiture may be enforced through civil proceedings.
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46 U.S.C. § 11504
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102