46 USC § 30905 - Period for bringing action

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title: "46 USC § 30905 - Period for bringing action"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "30905"
section_name: "Period for bringing action"
chapter_number: 309
chapter_name: "SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1518.)"
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# § 30905. Period for bringing action

A civil action under this chapter must be brought within 2 years after the cause of action arose.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1518.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 30905 | 46 App.:745 (words before 1st proviso). | Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, § 5 (words before 1st proviso), 41 Stat. 526; June 30, 1932, ch. 315, 47 Stat. 420; Dec. 13, 1950, ch. 1136, 64 Stat. 1112. |