46 U.S.C. § 31102 Waiver of Immunity

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 46 U.S.C. § 31102

(a) IN GENERAL.-A civil action in personam in admiralty may be brought, or an impleader filed, against the United States for-

(1) damages caused by a public vessel of the United States; or

(2) compensation for towage and salvage services, including contract salvage, rendered to a public vessel of the United States.

(b) COUNTERCLAIM OR SETOFF.-If the United States brings a civil action in admiralty for damages caused by a privately owned vessel, the owner of the vessel, or the successor in interest, may file a counterclaim in personam, or claim a setoff, against the United States for damages arising out of the same subject matter.

Cite as 46 U.S.C. § 31102

Source: Pub. L. 109-304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1521.

current through 7/7/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>31102(a)</TD> <TD>46 App.:781.</TD> <TD>Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, §1, 43 Stat. 1112.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>31102(b)</TD> <TD>46 App.:783 (words before proviso).</TD> <TD>Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, §3 (words before proviso), 43 Stat. 1112.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>