46 U.S.C. § 31302 Availability of Instruments, Copies, and Information

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 46 U.S.C. § 31302

The Secretary shall-

(1) make any instrument filed or recorded with the Secretary under this chapter available for public inspection;

(2) on request, provide a copy, including a certified copy, of any instrument made available for public inspection under this chapter; and

(3) on request, provide a certificate containing information included in an instrument filed or recorded under this chapter.

Cite as 46 U.S.C. § 31302

Source: Pub. L. 100-710, title I, §102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4740; Pub. L. 111-281, title IX, §913(a)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3017.

current through 7/7/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="2">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised section</TD> <TD>Source section (U.S. Code)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>31302(1)</TD> <TD>46:927 (1st sentence)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>31302(2)</TD> <TD>46:927 (2d sentence)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>31302(3)</TD> <TD>New</TD> </TR> </TABLE>

Section 31302(1) makes all instruments filed for recording or recorded with the Secretary of Transportation available for public inspection. The only substantive change to law made by this subsection is the inclusion of instruments filed for recording, which is in keeping with the new requirements on filing of instruments made in section 31321.