46 U.S.C. § 30915
Seizures and other proceedings in foreign jurisdictions
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 30915, Seizures and other proceedings in foreign jurisdictions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487973
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If a vessel or cargo described in section 30908 or 30914 of this title is arrested, attached, or otherwise seized by judicial process in a foreign country, or if an action is brought in a court of a foreign country against the master of such a vessel for a claim arising from the ownership, possession, or operation of the vessel, or the ownership, possession, or carriage of such cargo, the Secretary of State, on request of the Attorney General or another officer authorized by the Attorney General, may direct the United States consul residing at or nearest the place at which the action was brought—
The Attorney General may—
The appropriate accounting officer of the United States or corporation may pay a judgment in an action described in subsection (a) on presentation of a copy of the judgment if certified by the clerk of the court and authenticated by—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally