2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability (Sections 30101 - 31343)
Chapter 313 - Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens (Sections 31301 - 31343)
Subchapter I - General (Sections 31301 - 31309)
Sec. 31302 - Availability of instruments, copies, and information
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle III - Maritime Liability CHAPTER 313 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL Sec. 31302 - Availability of instruments, copies, and information |
| Contains | section 31302 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-710, title I, §102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4740; Pub. L. 111-281, title IX, §913(a)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3017. |
| Statutes at Large References | 102 Stat. 4740 124 Stat. 3017 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 100-710, Public Law 111-281 |
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The Secretary shall—
(1) make any instrument filed or recorded with the Secretary under this chapter available for public inspection;
(2) on request, provide a copy, including a certified copy, of any instrument made available for public inspection under this chapter; and
(3) on request, provide a certificate containing information included in an instrument filed or recorded under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 100–710, title I, §102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4740; Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, §913(a)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3017.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 31302(1) | 46:927 (1st sentence) |
| 31302(2) | 46:927 (2d sentence) |
| 31302(3) | New |
Section 31302(1) makes all instruments filed for recording or recorded with the Secretary of Transportation available for public inspection. The only substantive change to law made by this subsection is the inclusion of instruments filed for recording, which is in keeping with the new requirements on filing of instruments made in section 31321.
Section 31302(2) requires the Secretary to provide the public with a certified copy of the material made available to the public under subsection (a). This subsection makes no substantive change to law.
Section 31302(3) requires the Secretary, on request, to issue a certificate containing the information included in instruments on file, such as certificates of ownership.
AMENDMENTS2010—Pub. L. 111–281 struck out "of Transportation" after "Secretary" in introductory provisions.
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