Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102

§2709 Contribution

Title 33 › CHAPTER 40 — OIL POLLUTION › SUBCHAPTER I — OIL POLLUTION LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION › § 2709

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You can sue another person who is or might be legally responsible under this law or another law to get contribution. The lawsuit must follow the procedural rules set elsewhere in this title.

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Title 33, §2709

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A person may bring a civil action for contribution against any other person who is liable or potentially liable under this Act or another law. The action shall be brought in accordance with section 2717 of this title.

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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 101–380, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 484, known as the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2701 of this title and Tables.

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33 U.S.C. § 2709

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102