[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR25.515]



[Page 103]

 

                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 25_CLAIMS--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart E_Foreign Claims

 

Sec. 25.515  Settlement and notice to claimant.



    If a claim is determined to be meritorious in any amount, a written 

acceptance and release or a claim settlement agreement shall be signed 

by the claimant before payment. The release executed by the claimant 

shall release the United States and also release the tort-feasor or the 

person who occasioned the damage, injury, or death.