46 USC § 44101 - Application

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s44101"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 44101 - Application"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "44101"
section_name: "Application"
chapter_number: 441
chapter_name: "EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Miscellaneous"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1554.)"
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# § 44101. Application

This chapter applies to a vessel that—

**(1)** has berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers; and

**(2)** boards passengers at a port in the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1554.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 44101 | 46 App.:817d(a) (6th–28th words). | Pub. L. 89–777, §§ 2(a) (6th–28th words), 3(a) (15th–36th words), Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1356, 1357. |
|  | 46 App.:817e(a) (15th–36th words). |  |