{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-12134","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 12134","heading":"Evidentiary uses of documentation","body":"A certificate of documentation is—(1) conclusive evidence of nationality for international purposes, but not in a proceeding conducted under the laws of the United States; (2) conclusive evidence of qualification to engage in a specified trade; and (3) not conclusive evidence of ownership in a proceeding in which ownership is in issue.","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":"3913b008980b302b3a99f2d1bfdc3a59802c97ee0ac8cf2bdb30faccd75ab03e","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-12133","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-12135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}