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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 313— COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS · SUBCHAPTER II— COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS · § 31327

§ 31327. Forfeiture of mortgagee interest

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The interest of a mortgagee in a documented vessel or a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under section 31322(d) of this title may be terminated by a forfeiture of the vessel for a violation of a law of the United States only if the mortgagee authorized, consented, or conspired to do the act, failure, or omission that is the basis of the violation.
(Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4746.)
Section 31327 provides for forfeiture of the mortgagee’s interest if the mortgagee authorized, consented, or conspired to do the act, failure, or omission that is the basis of the violation that caused forfeiture of the vessel. This section makes no substantive change to law.
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  • Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c)
  • 102 Stat. 4746
  • section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710
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§ 31327
Forfeiture of mortgagee interest
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c)
Stat.102 Stat. 4746
Pub. L.section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710
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