46 CFR 5.29
§ 5.29 Negligence.
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- 46 CFR 5.29, § 5.29 Negligence, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/223254
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Negligence is the commission of an act which a reasonable and prudent person of the same station, under the same circumstances, would not commit, or the failure to perform an act which a reasonable and prudent person of the same station, under the same circumstances, would not fail to perform.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.