46 USC § 10711 - Penalties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s10711"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 10711 - Penalties"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "10711"
section_name: "Penalties"
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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# § 10711. Penalties

An owner or master violating this chapter are each liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of 3 times the value of the seaman’s money, property, and wages involved or, if the value is not determined, of $200.

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

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 10711 | 46:623 |

Section 10711 provides penalties for masters and owners violating this chapter.