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28 U.S.C. § 1916

Seamen’s suits

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1916, Seamen’s suits, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465394
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In all courts of the United States, seamen may institute and prosecute suits and appeals in their own names and for their own benefit for wages or salvage or the enforcement of laws enacted for their health or safety without prepaying fees or costs or furnishing security therefor.

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