{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-12303","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 12303","heading":"Exemption from numbering requirements","body":"(a) When the Secretary is the authority issuing a number under this chapter, the Secretary may exempt a vessel or class of vessels from the numbering requirements of this chapter under conditions the Secretary may prescribe. (b) When a State is the issuing authority, it may exempt from the numbering requirements of this chapter a vessel or class of vessels exempted under subsection (a) of this section or otherwise as permitted by the Secretary.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 123—NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED 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":"5781ba444dd663d99a5207a8920caf92e9f64eb6f1613423a41c5b832a359a24","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-12302","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-12304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}