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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 12140"
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description: "Investigations by Secretary"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "121"
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chapter_name: "DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS"
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section: "12140"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 12140"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 46 U.S.C. § 12140 - Investigations by Secretary
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## Text
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(a) In General.— The Secretary may conduct investigations and inspections regarding compliance with this chapter and regulations prescribed under this chapter.
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(b) Authority To Obtain Evidence.— (1) In general.— For the purposes of any investigation conducted under this section, the Secretary may issue a subpoena to require the attendance of a witness or the production of documents or other evidence relevant to the matter under investigation if—
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(A) before the issuance of the subpoena, the Secretary requests a determination by the Attorney General as to whether the subpoena—
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(i) is reasonable; and
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(ii) will interfere with a criminal investigation; and
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(B) the Attorney General—
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(i) determines that the subpoena is reasonable and will not interfere with a criminal investigation; or
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(ii) fails to make a determination with respect to the subpoena before the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes a request under subparagraph (A) with respect to the subpoena.
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(2) Enforcement.— In the case of a refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person under this section, the Secretary may invoke the aid of the appropriate district court of the United States to compel compliance.
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(Added Pub. L. 112–213, title III, § 308(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1566.)
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