{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s31324","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f31324.","heading":"Retention and examination of mortgages of vessels covered by preferred mortgages","text":"\u00a7\u202f31324.\nRetention and examination of mortgages of vessels covered by preferred mortgages\n(a) On request, the owner, master, or individual in charge of a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage shall permit a person to examine the mortgage if the person has business with the vessel that may give rise to a maritime lien or the sale, conveyance, mortgage, or assignment of a mortgage of the vessel.\n(b) A mortgagor of a preferred mortgage covering a self-propelled vessel shall use diligence in keeping a certified copy of the mortgage on the vessel.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s31324.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s31324","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f31324."},{"t":"heading","text":"Retention and examination of mortgages of vessels covered by preferred mortgages"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s31324/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"content","text":" On request, the owner, master, or individual in charge of a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage shall permit a person to examine the mortgage if the person has business with the vessel that may give rise to a maritime lien or the sale, conveyance, mortgage, or assignment of a mortgage of the vessel.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s31324/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"content","text":" A mortgagor of a preferred mortgage covering a self-propelled vessel shall use diligence in keeping a certified copy of the mortgage on the vessel.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}