2019 U.S. Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability
Chapter 305 - Exoneration and Limitation of Liability
Sec. 30507 - Apportionment of losses
46 U.S.C. § 30507 (2019) | |||||||||
§30507. Apportionment of losses | |||||||||
If the amounts determined under sections 30505 and 30506 of this title are insufficient to pay all claims— (1) all claimants shall be paid in proportion to their respective losses out of the amount determined under section 30505 of this title; and (2) personal injury and death claimants, if any, shall be paid an additional amount in proportion to their respective losses out of the additional amount determined under section 30506(b) of this title. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1513.) |
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This section is substituted for 46 App. U.S.C. 183(b) (last sentence) and 184 (words before semicolon) for clarity and consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. The text of 46 App. U.S.C. 184 (words after semicolon) is omitted as unnecessary. See G. Gilmore & C. Black, The Law of Admiralty, §10–8 (2d ed. 1975). |
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United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 46 - SHIPPING | |||||||||
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Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle III - Maritime Liability CHAPTER 305 - EXONERATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Sec. 30507 - Apportionment of losses |
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section 30507 | |||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
January 24, 2020 | |||||||||
Yes | |||||||||
standard | |||||||||
19 Stat. 251 49 Stat. 960, 1479 98 Stat. 2306 120 Stat. 1513 |
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Public Law 98-498, Public Law 109-304 |