U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping

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Author: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel"

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§ 10310. Discharge

     A master shall deliver to a seaman a full and true account of the seaman’s wages and all deductions at least 48 hours before paying off or discharging the seaman.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 408, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436.)

Historical and Revision Notes

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Source section (U.S. Code)

10310      46:641 46:642

     Section 10310 requires the master of a vessel to give each seaman a full account of the seaman’s wages 48 hours before discharge. The penalty for violation is $50.

Amendments

     1993—Pub. L. 103–206 struck out "or a shipping commissioner" after "to a seaman" and struck out at end "A master failing to deliver the account is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $50."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

     This section is referred to in section 10318 of this title.

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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 10310. Discharge," U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping in U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed March 24, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LJZSKMBWR8ES8QI.

MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 10310. Discharge." U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping, in U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 24 Mar. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LJZSKMBWR8ES8QI.

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