{"data":{"id":"us-gu/18-gca-56505","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"18 GCA § 56505","heading":"Seamen not to Lose Wages or Lien by Agreement.","body":"A seaman cannot, by reason of any agreement, be deprived of the lien upon the ship, or of any remedy for the recovery of his wages to which he would otherwise have been entitled. Any stipulation by which he consents to abandon any right he may have or obtain in the nature of salvage, is void.","path":["Title 18: Business Structure and Function","Division 2 - Commercial and Business Obligations","Part 6 - Service","Chapter 56: Particular Employment","ARTICLE 5: MATES \u0026 SEAMEN"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/18gc056.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T03:58:48Z","sha256":"1974f78c64f488739ddba87d75cc3794fb714eef4820ff27e59f78b2c67bb133","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/18-gca-56504","next":"us-gu/18-gca-56506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}