{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s12106","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f12106.","heading":"Surrender of title and number","text":"\u00a7\u202f12106.\nSurrender of title and number\n(a)\nIn General.\u2014\nA documented vessel may not be titled by a State or required to display numbers under chapter 123 of this title, and any certificate of title issued by a State for a documented vessel shall be surrendered as provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.\n(b)\nVessels Covered by Preferred Mortgage.\u2014\nThe Secretary may approve the surrender under subsection (a) of a certificate of title for a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under\nsection 31322(d) of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s12106.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s12106","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f12106."},{"t":"heading","text":"Surrender of title and number"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s12106/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In General.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"A documented vessel may not be titled by a State or required to display numbers under chapter 123 of this title, and any certificate of title issued by a State for a documented vessel shall be surrendered as provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s12106/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Vessels Covered by Preferred Mortgage.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The Secretary may approve the surrender under subsection (a) of a certificate of title for a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 31322(d) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t46/s31322/d","tail":" only if the mortgagee consents."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}