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title: "46 U.S.C. § 10711"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_name: "EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 10711 - Penalties

## Text

An owner or master violating this chapter are each liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of 3 times the value of the seaman’s money, property, and wages involved or, if the value is not determined, of $200.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 574.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1071146:623 Section 10711 provides penalties for masters and owners violating this chapter.