46 USC § 10907 - Permission to make complaint
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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s10907"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 10907 - Permission to make complaint"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "10907"
section_name: "Permission to make complaint"
chapter_number: 109
chapter_name: "PROCEEDINGS ON UNSEAWORTHINESS"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 577.)"
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# § 10907. Permission to make complaint
**(a)** A master may not refuse to permit, deny the opportunity to, or hinder a seaman who wishes to make a complaint authorized by this chapter.
**(b)** A master violating this section is liable to the United States Government for civil penalty of $500.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 577.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 10907 | 46:65346:664 |
Section 10907 prohibits a master from hindering a seaman from making a complaint authorized by this chapter and subjects the master to a fine for violation of this section.