{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-10706","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 10706","heading":"Seamen dying in the United States","body":"When a seaman dies in the United States and is entitled at death to claim money, property, or wages from the master or owner of a vessel on which the seaman served, the master or owner shall deliver the money, property, and wages to a district court of the United States within one week of the seaman’s death. If the seaman’s death occurs at sea, such money, property, or wages shall be delivered to a district court or a consular officer within one week of the vessel’s arrival at the first port call after the seaman’s death.","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":"b944faf7ed3e93ace7fc5d87926bf4ddae421e0b4d994437a933c80355e05558","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-10705","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-10707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}