2018 US Code
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
46 U.S.C. § 31302 (2018) | ||||||||
§31302. Availability of instruments, copies, and information | ||||||||
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. |
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(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.) |
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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. EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710, set out as a note under section 31301 of this title. |
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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 |
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section 31302 | ||||||||
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102 Stat. 4740 124 Stat. 3017 |
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Public Law 100-710, Public Law 111-281 |