{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-10704","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 10704","heading":"Duties of consular officers","body":"When a seaman dies outside the United States leaving money or property not on board a vessel, the consular officer nearest the place at which the money and property is located shall claim and take charge of it.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 107—EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"9514b4d7441ab9578d3f8ccfa7f82a85807b91b2dd004792b5c4991ca4621807","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-10703","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-10705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}