46 U.S.C. § 31106 — Exoneration and limitation

submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-304 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 26 words · no verdicts yet

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The United States gets the same legal protections as a private vessel owner. This includes exemptions from liability and limits on how much it can be forced to pay. These protections apply the same way they would for any owner, charterer, operator, or agent of a vessel.

This is a short, single rule. The United States government gets the same legal shield that the law already gives to a private owner, charterer, operator, or agent of a vessel. That shield has two parts: exemptions that excuse it from certain kinds of liability altogether, and limitations that cap how much it can be forced to pay even when it is liable. The government gets exactly the same protection a private party in that role would get — no more, no less.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The United States is entitled to the exemptions from and limitations of liability provided by law to an owner, charterer, operator, or agent of a vessel.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1522

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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