2018 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability
Chapter 309 - Suits in Admiralty Against the United States
Sec. 30907 - Procedure for hearing and determination
| 46 U.S.C. § 30907 (2018) | |||||||||
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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. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1518.) |
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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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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle III - Maritime Liability CHAPTER 309 - SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES Sec. 30907 - Procedure for hearing and determination |
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| 41 Stat. 526 120 Stat. 1518 |
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| Public Law 109-304 |
