{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-30305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 30305","heading":"Death of plaintiff in pending action","body":"If a civil action in admiralty is pending in a court of the United States to recover for personal injury caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default described in section 30302 of this title, and the individual dies during the action as a result of the wrongful act, neglect, or default, the personal representative of the decedent may be substituted as the plaintiff and the action may proceed under this chapter for the recovery authorized by this chapter.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 303—DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS"],"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":"5e75e78e3716a59ac1d4baaab9d30777e0a089477a7d524ce273d2659e8901c4","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-30304","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-30306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}