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. 30907 - Procedure for hearing and determination
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. 30907 - Procedure for hearing and determination |
Contains | section 30907 |
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 proceed and be heard and determined according to the principles of law and the rules of practice applicable in like cases between private parties.
(b) In Rem.—
(1) Requirements.—The action may proceed according to the principles of an action in rem if—
(A) the plaintiff elects in the complaint; and
(B) it appears that an action in rem could have been maintained had the vessel or cargo been privately owned and possessed.
(2) Effect on relief in personam.—An election under paragraph (1) does not prevent the plaintiff from seeking relief in personam in the same action.
(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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30907(a) | 46 App.:743 (1st, 4th sentences). | Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, §3 (1st, 4th–6th sentences), 41 Stat. 526. |
30907(b) | 46 App.:743 (5th, 6th sentences). |
In subsection (a), the text of 46 App. U.S.C. 743 (4th sentence) is omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (b)(1)(A), the words "plaintiff" and "complaint" are substituted for "libelant" and "libel", respectively, for consistency with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 App. U.S.C.).
In subsection (b)(2), the words "in any proper case" are omitted as unnecessary.
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