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33 U.S.C. § 2710 — Indemnification agreements

submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-380 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 121 words · no verdicts yet

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Parties may agree to insure, hold harmless, or indemnify liability under this Act, but such an agreement cannot transfer the Act’s liability away from the responsible or otherwise liable person.

(a) Agreements not prohibited Nothing in this Act prohibits any agreement to insure, hold harmless, or indemnify a party to such agreement for any liability under this Act. (b) Liability not transferred No indemnification, hold harmless, or similar agreement or conveyance shall be effective to transfer liability imposed under this Act from a responsible party or from any person who may be liable for an incident under this Act to any other person. (c) Relationship to other causes of action Nothing in this Act, including the provisions of subsection (b), bars a cause of action that a responsible party subject to liability under this Act, or a guarantor, has or would have, by reason of subrogation or otherwise, against any person.

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(a) Agreements not prohibited

Nothing in this Act prohibits any agreement to insure, hold harmless, or indemnify a party to such agreement for any liability under this Act.

(b) Liability not transferred

No indemnification, hold harmless, or similar agreement or conveyance shall be effective to transfer liability imposed under this Act from a responsible party or from any person who may be liable for an incident under this Act to any other person.

(c) Relationship to other causes of action

Nothing in this Act, including the provisions of subsection (b), bars a cause of action that a responsible party subject to liability under this Act, or a guarantor, has or would have, by reason of subrogation or otherwise, against any person.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–380, title I, § 1010, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 498.)

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  • 1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-380 · 104 Stat. 498

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-380 on 1990-08-18.

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