46 USC § 31103 - Applicable procedure

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title: "46 USC § 31103 - Applicable procedure"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "31103"
section_name: "Applicable procedure"
chapter_number: 311
chapter_name: "SUITS INVOLVING PUBLIC VESSELS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1521.)"
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# § 31103. Applicable procedure

A civil action under this chapter is subject to the provisions of chapter 309 of this title except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter.

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

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 31103 | 46 App.:782 (last sentence words before last comma). | Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 2 (last sentence words before last comma), 43 Stat. 1112. |