FEDERAL · 46 U.S.C. · Chapter 103
Costs of a criminal conviction
46 U.S.C. § 10319
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Chapter103 — FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
This text of 46 U.S.C. § 10319 (Costs of a criminal conviction) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
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46 U.S.C. § 10319.
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In a proceeding about a seaman's wages, if it is shown that the seaman was convicted during the voyage of an offense by a competent tribunal and sentenced by the tribunal, the court hearing the case may direct that a part of the wages due the seaman, but not more than $15, be applied to reimburse the master for costs properly incurred in procuring the conviction and sentence.
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History
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 569.)
Editorial Notes
Section 10319 provides that if a seaman was convicted during a voyage by a tribunal, that the court may direct that up to $15 of the seaman's wages be used to reimburse the master for the costs incurred.
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