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46 U.S.C. 10310: DischargeText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 103-FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
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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 .)

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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.

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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.”