46 USC § 2106 - Liability in rem

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s2106"
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title: "46 USC § 2106 - Liability in rem"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "2106"
section_name: "Liability in rem"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "General Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 506; Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(4), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702.)"
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# § 2106. Liability in rem

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.

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**Source Credit**: (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.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2006— substituted “the district court of the United States for any district” for “a district court of the United States”.