46 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2010 Edition
Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability
CHAPTER 313 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS
Table Of Contents
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL

Sec.
31301.
Definitions.
31302.
Availability of instruments, copies, and information.
31303.
Certain civil actions not authorized.
31304.
Liability for noncompliance.
31305.
Waiver of lien rights.
31306.
Declaration of citizenship.
31307.
State statutes superseded.
31308.
Secretary of Commerce or Transportation as mortgagee.
31309.
General civil penalty.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS

31321.
Filing, recording, and discharge.
31322.
Preferred mortgages.
31323.
Disclosing and incurring obligations before executing preferred mortgages.
31324.
Retention and examination of mortgages of vessels covered by preferred mortgages.
31325.
Preferred mortgage liens and enforcement.
31326.
Court sales to enforce preferred mortgage liens and maritime liens and priority of claims.
31327.
Forfeiture of mortgagee interest.
[31328.
Repealed.]
31329.
Court sales of documented vessels.
31330.
Penalties.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—MARITIME LIENS

31341.
Persons presumed to have authority to procure necessaries.
31342.
Establishing maritime liens.
31343.
Recording and discharging notices of claim of maritime lien.