46 USC § 11110 - Seamen’s clothing
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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s11110"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 11110 - Seamen’s clothing"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "11110"
section_name: "Seamen’s clothing"
chapter_number: 111
chapter_name: "PROTECTION AND RELIEF"
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. 580.)"
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# § 11110. Seamen’s clothing
The clothing of a seaman is exempt from attachments and liens. A person detaining a seaman’s clothing shall be fined not more than $500, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 580.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 11110 | 46:563 |
Section 11110 exempts seamen’s clothing from attachments and liens. It also provides a penalty for violations.