46 U.S.C. § 30526 — Provisions requiring notice of claim or limiting time for bringing action
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-304 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 361 words · no verdicts yet
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This section applies only to seagoing vessels, but does not apply to pleasure yachts, tugs, towboats, towing vessels, tank vessels, fishing vessels, fish tender vessels, canal boats, scows, car floats, barges, lighters, or nondescript vessels.
The owner*, master, manager, or agent of a vessel* transporting passengers or property between ports in the United States, or between a port in the United States and a port in a foreign country, may not limit by regulation, contract, or otherwise the period for—
giving notice of, or filing a claim for, personal injury or death, in the case of seagoing vessels, to less than 6 months after the date of the injury or death, or in the case of covered small passenger vessels, to less than two years after the date of the injury or death; or
bringing a civil action for personal injury or death, in the case of seagoing vessels, to less than one year after the date of the injury or death, or in the case of covered small passenger vessels, to less than two years after the date of the injury or death.
When notice of a claim for personal injury or death is required by a contract, the failure to give the notice is not a bar to recovery if—
the court finds that the owner, master, or agent of the vessel had knowledge of the injury or death and the owner has not been prejudiced by the failure;
the court finds there was a satisfactory reason why the notice could not have been given; or
the owner of the vessel fails to object to the failure to give the notice.
If a claimant is a minor or mental incompetent, or if a claim is for wrongful death, any period provided by a contract for giving notice of the claim is tolled until the earlier of—
the date a legal representative is appointed for the minor, incompetent, or decedent’s estate; or
3 years after the injury or death.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1514, § 30508; renumbered § 30526 and amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXV, § 11503(a)(3), (d), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4130, 4131.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1514
- 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 4130, 4131
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-304 on 2006-10-06.
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