46 U.S.C. § 31307
Section 31307 · State statutes superseded
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Faneuil Advisors, Inc. v. O/S Sea Hawk (1995)
Most recently applied in National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. v. Rick's Marine Corp. (May 2017)
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This chapter supersedes any State statute conferring a lien on a vessel to the extent the statute establishes a claim to be enforced by a civil action in rem against the vessel for necessaries.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Section 31307 provides for preemption of State laws to the extent a claim for necessaries is enforced by a civil action in rem in admiralty against the vessel.