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title: "46 U.S.C. § 31107"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 31107 - Interest

## Text

A judgment in a civil action under this chapter may not include interest for the period before the judgment is issued unless the claim is based on a contract providing for interest.

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

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3110746 App.:782 (last sentence words after last comma).Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 2 (last sentence words after last comma), 43 Stat. 1112.