46 USC § 11504 - Enforcement of forfeitures

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s11504"
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title: "46 USC § 11504 - Enforcement of forfeitures"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "11504"
section_name: "Enforcement of forfeitures"
chapter_number: 115
chapter_name: "OFFENSES AND PENALTIES"
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. 584.)"
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# § 11504. Enforcement of forfeitures

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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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 584.)

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 11504 | 46:705 |

Section 11504 provides that when a seaman has committed a criminal offense, a forfeiture may be enforced through civil proceedings.