2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability (Sections 30101 - 31343)
Chapter 309 - Suits in Admiralty Against the United States (Sections 30901 - 30918)
Sec. 30906 - Venue
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle III - Maritime Liability CHAPTER 309 - SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES Sec. 30906 - Venue |
Contains | section 30906 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1518. |
Statutes at Large References | 41 Stat. 526 120 Stat. 1518 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 109-304 |
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(a) In General.—A civil action under this chapter shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which—
(1) any plaintiff resides or has its principal place of business; or
(2) the vessel or cargo is found.
(b) Transfer.—On a motion by a party, the court may transfer the action to any other district court of the United States.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1518.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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30906(a) | 46 App.:742 (2d sentence). | Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, §2 (2d, last sentences), 41 Stat. 526. |
30906(b) | 46 App.:742 (last sentence). |
In subsection (a)(1), the words "in the United States" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (a)(2), the words "charged with liability" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (b), the words "in the discretion of the court" are omitted as unnecessary. For general change of venue provision, see 28 U.S.C. 1404.
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