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46 U.S.C. § 31329

Court sales of documented vessels

United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective

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46 U.S.C. § 31329, Court sales of documented vessels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488011
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A documented vessel may be sold by order of a district court only to— When a vessel is sold to a mortgagee not eligible to own a documented vessel—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 100-710(H.R. 3105)1988-11-23
    A bill to revise, consolidate and enact certain laws related to maritime commercial instruments and liens and public vessels and goods as chapters 313 and 315 of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-324(S. 1004)1996-10-19
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-304(H.R. 1442)2006-10-06
    To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-281(H.R. 3619)2010-10-15
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010
    House: 385–11Senate: no recorded tally