46 U.S.C. § 31302
Section 31302 · Availability of instruments, copies, and information
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Maryland National Bank v. Vessel Madam Chapel, Official No. 924662 (1995)
Most recently applied in Maryland National Bank v. Vessel Madam Chapel, Official No. 924662 (January 1995)
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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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.
Section 31302(2) requires the Secretary to provide the public with a certified copy of the material made available to the public under subsection (a). This subsection makes no substantive change to law.
Section 31302(3) requires the Secretary, on request, to issue a certificate containing the information included in instruments on file, such as certificates of ownership.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–281 struck out “of Transportation” after “Secretary” in introductory provisions.