{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-12106","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 12106","heading":"Surrender of title and number","body":"(a) In General.—A documented vessel may not be titled by a State or required to display numbers under chapter 123 of this title, and any certificate of title issued by a State for a documented vessel shall be surrendered as provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary. (b) Vessels Covered by Preferred Mortgage.—The Secretary may approve the surrender under subsection (a) of a certificate of title for a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under section 31322(d) of this title only if the mortgagee consents.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 121—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"bae2b02127bf733a9f5640bb87cf684d8cdb095f06d2b4e5d9770ae19cffe47f","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-12105","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-12107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}