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§30905 Period for bringing action

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - Maritime Liability › Chapter CHAPTER 309— - SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES › § 30905

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Title 46, §30905

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A civil action under this chapter must be brought within 2 years after the cause of action arose.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3090546 App.:745 (words before 1st proviso).Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, § 5 (words before 1st proviso), 41 Stat. 526; June 30, 1932, ch. 315, 47 Stat. 420; Dec. 13, 1950, ch. 1136, 64 Stat. 1112.

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46 U.S.C. § 30905

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