When an offense by a seaman also is a criminal violation, it is not necessary that a criminal proceeding be brought to enforce a forfeiture.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 584.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
1150446:705
Section 11504 provides that when a seaman has committed a criminal offense, a forfeiture may be enforced through civil proceedings.
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