46 USC § 112 - State

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s112"
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title: "46 USC § 112 - State"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "112"
section_name: "State"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "DEFINITIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1487.)"
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# § 112. State

In this title, the term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1487.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 112 | 46:2101(36). |  |