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§31307 State Statutes Superseded
Title 46 › Subtitle III — Maritime Liability › CHAPTER 313 — COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 31307
Summary
Overrides state laws that create a lien on a ship when that lien lets someone sue the ship itself to get paid for necessary goods or services.
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Title 46, §31307
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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.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 3130746:975 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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710, set out as a note under section 31301 of this title.
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46 U.S.C. § 31307
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Aug 21, 2026
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