{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-30522","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 30522","heading":"Loss by fire","body":"The owner of a vessel is not liable for loss or damage to merchandise on the vessel caused by a fire on the vessel unless the fire resulted from the design or neglect of the owner.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 305—EXONERATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY"],"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":"d77d9d4507b50c0ffa3b10248fd171d5a8392ef9ad34d8956abf696c3855c36c","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-30521","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-30523"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}