2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part A - General Provisions (§§ 2101 - 2307)
Chapter 21 - GENERAL (§§ 2101 - 2118)
Section 2106 - Liability in rem
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part A - General Provisions CHAPTER 21 - GENERAL Sec. 2106 - Liability in rem |
| Contains | section 2106 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 506; Pub. L. 109-304, §15(4), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702. |
| Statutes at Large References | 97 Stat. 506 120 Stat. 1702 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 98-89, Public Law 109-304 |
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When a vessel is made liable in rem under this subtitle, the vessel may be libeled and proceeded against in the district court of the United States for any district in which the vessel is found.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 506; Pub. L. 109–304, §15(4), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 2106 | 46:170(14) |
| 46:216e(e) | |
| 46:390d | |
| 46:391a(14)(C) | |
| 46:436 | |
| 46:462 | |
| 46:481(c) | |
| 46:497 | |
| 46:526o | |
| 46:672(j) | |
| 46:1484(b) |
Section 2106 provides that when a vessel is made liable in rem the vessel may be libeled and proceeded against in a United States district court.
Amendments2006—Pub. L. 109–304 substituted “the district court of the United States for any district” for “a district court of the United States”.
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