46 USC § 10708 - Sale of property

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s10708"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 10708 - Sale of property"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "10708"
section_name: "Sale of property"
chapter_number: 107
chapter_name: "EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 574.)"
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# § 10708. Sale of property

A district court of the United States may direct the sale of any part of the property of a deceased seaman. Proceeds of the sale shall be held as wages of the seaman are held.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 574.)

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 10708 | 46:628 |

Section 10708 permits a district court to sell a deceased seaman’s property and treat the proceeds as wages.