Section 41301 - Complaints(a) IN GENERAL.-A person may file with the Federal Maritime Commission a sworn complaint alleging a violation of this part, except section 41307(b)(1). If the complaint is filed within 3 years after the claim accrues, the complainant may seek reparations for an injury to the complainant caused by the violation.(b) NOTICE AND RESPONSE.-The Commission shall provide a copy of the complaint to the person named in the complaint. Within a reasonable time specified by the Commission, the person shall satisfy the complaint or answer it in writing.(c) IF COMPLAINT NOT SATISFIED.-If the complaint is not satisfied, the Commission shall investigate the complaint in an appropriate manner and make an appropriate order. Pub. L. 109-304, §7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1545.| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES |
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 41301(a) | 46 App.:1710(a), (g) (related to time limit). | Pub. L. 98-237, §11(a), (b), (g) (related to time limit), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 80; Pub. L. 98-595, §3(b)(2), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3132; Pub. L. 105-258, title I, §110, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1911. |
| 41301(b) | 46 App.:1710(b) (1st sentence). | |
| 41301(c) | 46 App.:1710(b) (last sentence). | |
In subsection (a), the words "If the complaint is filed within 3 years after the claim accrues" are substituted for "For any complaint filed within 3 years after the cause of action accrued" in 46 App. U.S.C. 1710(g) to alert the reader to that time limitation.