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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 30906"
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description: "Venue"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "309"
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chapter_name: "SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES"
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section: "30906"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 30906"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip"
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---
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# 46 U.S.C. § 30906 - Venue
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## Text
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(a) In General.— A civil action under this chapter shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which—
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(1) any plaintiff resides or has its principal place of business; or
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(2) the vessel or cargo is found.
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(b) Transfer.— On a motion by a party, the court may transfer the action to any other district court of the United States.
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(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1518.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30906(a)46 App.:742 (2d sentence).Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, § 2 (2d, last sentences), 41 Stat. 526. 30906(b)46 App.:742 (last sentence). In subsection (a)(1), the words “in the United States” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (a)(2), the words “charged with liability” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words “in the discretion of the court” are omitted as unnecessary. For general change of venue provision, see 28 U.S.C. 1404.
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