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title: "46 U.S.C. § 31324"
description: "Retention and examination of mortgages of vessels covered by preferred mortgages"
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title_number: 46
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# 46 U.S.C. § 31324 - Retention and examination of mortgages of vessels covered by preferred mortgages
## Text
(a) On request, the owner, master, or individual in charge of a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage shall permit a person to examine the mortgage if the person has business with the vessel that may give rise to a maritime lien or the sale, conveyance, mortgage, or assignment of a mortgage of the vessel.
(b) A mortgagor of a preferred mortgage covering a self-propelled vessel shall use diligence in keeping a certified copy of the mortgage on the vessel.
(Pub. L. 100710, title I, § 102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4744.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 3132446:923 Section 31324(a) provides for examination of mortgages of a vessel that is covered by a preferred mortgage by persons that have business with the vessel that may give rise to a maritime lien or the sale, conveyance, mortgage, or assignment of the mortgage. This subsection makes no substantive change to law. Section 31324(b) requires that a certified copy of the mortgage must be on board a self-propelled vessel. This subsection makes no substantive change to law.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100710, set out as a note under section 31301 of this title.