{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s31102","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f31102.","heading":"Waiver of immunity","text":"\u00a7\u202f31102.\nWaiver of immunity\n(a)\nIn General.\u2014\nA civil action in personam in admiralty may be brought, or an impleader filed, against the United States for\u2014\n(1) damages caused by a public vessel of the United States; or\n(2) compensation for towage and salvage services, including contract salvage, rendered to a public vessel of the United States.\n(b)\nCounterclaim or Setoff.\u2014\nIf the United States brings a civil action in admiralty for damages caused by a privately owned vessel, the owner of the vessel, or the successor in interest, may file a counterclaim in personam, or claim a setoff, against the United States for damages arising out of the same subject matter.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s31102.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s31102","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f31102."},{"t":"heading","text":"Waiver of immunity"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s31102/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In General.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"A civil action in personam in admiralty may be brought, or an impleader filed, against the United States for\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s31102/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" damages caused by a public vessel of the United States; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s31102/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" compensation for towage and salvage services, including contract salvage, rendered to a public vessel of the United States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s31102/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Counterclaim or Setoff.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"If the United States brings a civil action in admiralty for damages caused by a privately owned vessel, the owner of the vessel, or the successor in interest, may file a counterclaim in personam, or claim a setoff, against the United States for damages arising out of the same subject matter.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}