§744. Release of privately owned vessel after seizure

If a privately owned vessel not in the possession of the United States or of such corporation is arrested or attached upon any cause of action arising or alleged to have arisen from previous possession, ownership, or operation of such vessel by the United States or by such corporation, such vessel shall be released without bond or stipulation therefor upon the suggestion by the United States, through its Attorney General or other duly authorized law officer, that it is interested in such cause, desires such release, and assumes the liability for the satisfaction of any decree obtained by the libelant in such cause, and thereafter such cause shall proceed against the United States in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, §4, 41 Stat. 526 .)

References in Text

Such corporation, referred to in text, probably means a corporation mentioned in section 741 of this Appendix.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Admiralty and maritime rules of practice (which included libel procedures) were superseded, and civil and admiralty procedures in United States district courts were unified, effective July 1, 1966, see rule 1 and Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims, Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Cross References

Payment of judgment, award, or settlement, see section 748 of this Appendix.

Seizures in foreign jurisdictions, see section 747 of this Appendix.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 747, 748, 749 of this Appendix.