{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-25.515","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 25.515","heading":"Settlement and notice to claimant.","body":"If a claim is determined to be meritorious in any amount, a written acceptance and release or a claim settlement agreement shall be signed by the claimant before payment. The release executed by the claimant shall release the United States and also release the tort-feasor or the person who occasioned the damage, injury, or death.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 25—CLAIMS","Subpart E—Foreign Claims"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"f8dae74044e7cc8f24eebc767f34b22a51e9c5d205a34fb01364d7bf8a854fce","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-25.513","next":"us/33-cfr-25.601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}