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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 10705"
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description: "Disposition of money, property, and wages by consular officers"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "107"
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chapter_name: "EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN"
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section: "10705"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 10705"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s10705"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
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confidence: "official"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 10705 - Disposition of money, property, and wages by consular officers
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## Text
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When money, property, or wages of a deceased seaman comes into possession of a consular officer, the officer may—
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(1) sell the property and remit the proceeds and other money or wages of the seaman the officer has received, to the district court of the United States for the district in which the voyage begins or ends; or
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(2) deliver the money, property, and wages to the district court.
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 573.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1070546:624 Section 10705 instructs consular officers on the disposal of the property and wages of deceased seamen who have died outside the United States.
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