46 U.S.C. § 12104
Section 12104 · Applications for documentation
Viewing 46 U.S.C. § 12104 as in effect on December 12, 1989. The text changed in 1 later edition (most recent October 6, 2006).
View current version →A certificate of documentation is—
(1) conclusive evidence of nationality for international purposes, but not in a proceeding conducted under the laws of the United States;
(2) except for a recreational endorsement, conclusive evidence of qualification to be employed in a specified trade; and
(3) not conclusive evidence of ownership in a proceeding in which ownership is in issue.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Section 12104 provides that a certificate of documentation is conclusive evidence of nationality but not conclusive evidence of ownership in any proceeding in which ownership is an issue.
Amendments
1989—Par. (2). Pub. L. 101–225 substituted “endorsement” for “vessel license”.
1985—Par. (2). Pub. L. 99–36 substituted “recreational” for “pleasure”.