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46 U.S.C. § 31306 — Declaration of citizenship

submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-710 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 163 words · no verdicts yet

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Anyone transferring an interest in a vessel must file a citizenship declaration along with the transfer document. A corporation's declaration must be signed by an authorized officer. The transfer isn't valid against anyone until the declaration is filed, and lying on it is a federal crime.

(a) Unless the Secretary says otherwise, anyone who receives an interest in a vessel through a document filed or recorded with the Secretary must also file a declaration, on a form the Secretary sets, stating their citizenship and anything else the Secretary needs to confirm the deal doesn't break section 56102 or 56103. (b) If a corporation files this declaration, its president, secretary, treasurer, or another officer the corporation has authorized must sign it. (c) Unless the Secretary says otherwise, the document transferring the interest in the vessel isn't valid against anyone until this declaration has been filed. (d) Anyone who knowingly lies about an important fact in this declaration can be fined under title 18, imprisoned for up to 5 years, or both.
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(a)

Except as provided by the Secretary, when an instrument transferring an interest in a vessel is presented to the Secretary for filing or recording, the transferee shall file with the instrument a declaration, in the form the Secretary may prescribe by regulation, stating information about citizenship and other information the Secretary may require to show the transaction involved does not violate section 56102 or 56103 of this title.

(b)

A declaration under this section filed by a corporation must be signed by its president, secretary, treasurer, or other official authorized by the corporation to execute the declaration.

(c)

Except as provided by the Secretary, an instrument transferring an interest in a vessel is not valid against any person until the declaration required by this section has been filed.

(d)

A person knowingly making a false statement of a material fact in a declaration filed under this section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4741; Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 303(1), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(27), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1704; Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, § 913(a)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3017.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-710 · 102 Stat. 4741
  • 1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-225 · 103 Stat. 1923
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1704
  • 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-281 · 124 Stat. 3017

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-710 on 1988-11-23.

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