{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-31327","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 31327","heading":"Forfeiture of mortgagee interest","body":"The interest of a mortgagee in a documented vessel or a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under section 31322(d) of this title may be terminated by a forfeiture of the vessel for a violation of a law of the United States only if the mortgagee authorized, consented, or conspired to do the act, failure, or omission that is the basis of the violation.","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":"9eac6f0d38f1978133765f051bc55ca19f02d4fcd0b2cb962e4e623401fdb4d8","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-31326","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-31328"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}