{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-31323","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 31323","heading":"Disclosing and incurring obligations before executing preferred mortgages","body":"(a) On request of the mortgagee and before executing a preferred mortgage, the mortgagor shall disclose in writing to the mortgagee the existence of any obligation known to the mortgagor on the vessel to be mortgaged. (b) After executing a preferred mortgage and before the mortgagee has had a reasonable time to file the mortgage, the mortgagor may not incur, without the consent of the mortgagee, any contractual obligation establishing a lien on the vessel except a lien for—(1) wages of a stevedore when employed directly by a person listed in section 31341 of this title; (2) wages for the crew of the vessel; (3) general average; or (4) salvage, including contract salvage. (c) On conviction of a mortgagor under section 31330(a)(1)(A) or (B) of this title for violating this section, the mortgage indebtedness, at the option of the mortgagee, is payable immediately.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 313—COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS"],"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":"3cb473f266241274e88ca0ed5ba9fd9e1e423be00a8c86a1ef8d6de5ce9fc81d","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-31322","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-31324"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}