46 USC § 31106 - Exoneration and limitation

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title: "46 USC § 31106 - Exoneration and limitation"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "31106"
section_name: "Exoneration and limitation"
chapter_number: 311
chapter_name: "SUITS INVOLVING PUBLIC VESSELS"
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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. 1522.)"
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# § 31106. Exoneration and limitation

The United States is entitled to the exemptions from and limitations of liability provided by law to an owner, charterer, operator, or agent of a vessel.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 31106 | 46 App.:789. | Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 9, 43 Stat. 1113. |