46 U.S.C. § 12504 Information Available From the System

• 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. § 12504

For law enforcement or other purposes and under conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary-

(1) shall make available information in the vessel identification system to a State making information available under section 12503(a) of this title; and

(2) may make available information in the vessel identification system to others.

Cite as 46 U.S.C. § 12504

Source: Added Pub. L. 100-710, title I, §101(a), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4736; amended Pub. L. 101-225, title III, §302(3), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1923.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 7/7/2023

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Revised section 12504

This section requires that the Secretary make available information maintained in the vessel identification system to a State participating in the system for law enforcement or other purposes. The Secretary may make available information in the system to others, under conditions the Secretary may prescribe. At first, the Secretary may elect to deal only with the States. However, the Committee firmly expects that information will be made available through computer terminals in satellite offices or direct computer access by modem. In this manner, boating organizations or financial or documentation services could retrieve data without paper transactions for a fee.