{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-30704","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 30704","heading":"Loading, stowage, custody, care, and delivery","body":"A carrier may not insert in a bill of lading or shipping document a provision avoiding its liability for loss or damage arising from negligence or fault in loading, stowage, custody, care, or proper delivery. Any such provision is void.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 307—LIABILITY OF WATER CARRIERS"],"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":"de77ad70fd908248cdeb1075305045be0cea50beb9176ee4d9f391e3ad29fb4a","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-30703","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-30705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}