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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 121— DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL · § 12106

§ 12106. Surrender of title and number

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(a)In General.— A documented vessel may not be titled by a State or required to display numbers under chapter 123 of this title, and any certificate of title issued by a State for a documented vessel shall be surrendered as provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(b)Vessels Covered by Preferred Mortgage.— The Secretary may approve the surrender under subsection
(a)of a certificate of title for a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under section 31322(d) of this title only if the mortgagee consents.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 5, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1494.)
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  • Pub. L. 109–304, § 5
  • 120 Stat. 1494
  • Pub. L. 98–89
  • 97 Stat. 586
  • Pub. L. 98–454, title III, § 301(b)
  • 98 Stat. 1734
  • Pub. L. 100–239, § 6(a)(2)
  • 101 Stat. 1781
  • Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 301(a)(6)
  • 103 Stat. 1921
  • Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4205
  • 104 Stat. 533
  • Pub. L. 104–324, title VII, § 743
  • 110 Stat. 3942
  • Pub. L. 108–293, title VI, § 608(a)
  • 118 Stat. 1054
  • Pub. L. 109–304
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–304, § 5
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