---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stIII/ch313/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "General"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stIII-ch313-schI"
sections_count: 9
---

# Subchapter I — General

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle III — Maritime Liability › Chapter 313 — Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens

## Sections

- [§31301. Definitions](/usc/46/31301.md)
- [§31302. Availability of instruments, copies, and information](/usc/46/31302.md)
- [§31303. Certain civil actions not authorized](/usc/46/31303.md)
- [§31304. Liability for noncompliance](/usc/46/31304.md)
- [§31305. Waiver of lien rights](/usc/46/31305.md)
- [§31306. Declaration of citizenship](/usc/46/31306.md)
- [§31307. State statutes superseded](/usc/46/31307.md)
- [§31308. Secretary of Commerce or Transportation as mortgagee](/usc/46/31308.md)
- [§31309. General civil penalty](/usc/46/31309.md)