{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-67.161","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 67.161","heading":"Validity of Certificate of Documentation.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a Certificate of Documentation but no trade endorsement thereon, issued to a vessel which is the subject of an outstanding mortgage filed or recorded in accordance with subpart Q of this part or any predecessor regulations, remains valid for purposes of:\n(1) 46 U.S.C. chapter 125;\n(2) 46 U.S.C. chapter 313 for an instrument filed or recorded before the date of invalidation, and an assignment or a notice of claim of lien filed after that date;\n(3) 46 U.S.C. 56101, 56102 and 57109; and\n(4) 46 U.S.C. 56301.\n(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this section do not apply to a vessel which is subject only to a mortgage filed or recorded before January 1, 1989, which had not attained preferred status as of that date.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER G—DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS","PART 67—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS","Subpart L—Validity of Certificates of Documentation; Renewal of Endorsement; Requirement for Exchange, Replacement, Deletion, Cancellation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"7428e3f3cb09a080998d65b58c55919e25800d98af9ceefd3722102f228d8ec6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-67.151","next":"us/46-cfr-67.163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}