U.S. Code > Title 46 Shipping > Subtitle II—Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101—14702) > Part G—Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief (§§ 10101—11507) > CHAPTER 107—EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN (§§ 10701—10711) > § 10704. Duties of consular officers

§ 10704. Duties of consular officers

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.