Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-110
§30308 Nonapplication
Title 46 › Subtitle III — Maritime Liability › CHAPTER 303 — DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS › § 30308
Summary
State death-claim laws still apply; the chapter does not cover the Great Lakes or waters inside a State.
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Title 46, §30308
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(a)State Law.—
This chapter does not affect the law of a State regulating the right to recover for death.
(b)Internal Waters.—
This chapter does not apply to the Great Lakes or waters within the territorial limits of a State.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3030846 App.:767.Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, § 7, 41 Stat. 538. In subsection (a), the words “law of a State” are substituted for “any State statute” for consistency in the revised title. The words “regulating the right to recover for death” are substituted for “giving or regulating rights of action or remedies for death” to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection (b), the words “or to any navigable waters in the Panama Canal Zone” are omitted because the Panama Canal Zone was transferred to the Republic of Panama.
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46 U.S.C. § 30308
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110