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type: "LegalText"
title: "46 U.S.C. § 10319"
description: "Costs of a criminal conviction"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
chapter_number: "103"
chapter_name: "FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES"
section: "10319"
citation: "46 U.S.C. § 10319"
status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 10319 - Costs of a criminal conviction

## Text

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.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 569.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1031946:707 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.