{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-2109","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 2109","heading":"Public vessels","body":"Except as otherwise provided, this subtitle does not apply to a public vessel of the United States. However, this subtitle does apply to a vessel (except a Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation vessel) owned or operated by the Department of Transportation or by any corporation organized or controlled by the Department.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 21—GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"6e16f443dce67669d9439722e58d4eccf8c58e379db1755f8912ae332061eb2c","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-2108","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-2110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}