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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. § 30522"
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description: "Loss by fire"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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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: "305"
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chapter_name: "EXONERATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY"
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section: "30522"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 30522"
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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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# 46 U.S.C. § 30522 - Loss by fire
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## Text
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The owner of a vessel is not liable for loss or damage to merchandise on the vessel caused by a fire on the vessel unless the fire resulted from the design or neglect of the owner.
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(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1513, § 30504; renumbered § 30522, Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXV, § 11503(a)(3), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4130.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3050446 App.:182.R.S. § 4282. The words “liable for” are substituted for “liable to answer for or make good to any person”, the words “merchandise on the vessel” are substituted for “any merchandise whatsoever, which shall be shipped, taken in, or put on board any such vessel”, and the words “caused by a fire on the vessel” are substituted for “by reason or by means of any fire happening to or on board the vessel”, to eliminate unnecessary words.
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2022—Pub. L. 117–263 renumbered section 30504 of this title as this section.
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