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# 46 U.S.C. § 11504 - Enforcement of forfeitures

## Text

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.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 584.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1150446:705 Section 11504 provides that when a seaman has committed a criminal offense, a forfeiture may be enforced through civil proceedings.