{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-31341","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 31341","heading":"Persons presumed to have authority to procure necessaries","body":"(a) The following persons are presumed to have authority to procure necessaries for a vessel:(1) the owner; (2) the master; (3) a person entrusted with the management of the vessel at the port of supply; or (4) an officer or agent appointed by—(A) the owner; (B) a charterer; (C) an owner pro hac vice; or (D) an agreed buyer in possession of the vessel. (b) A person tortiously or unlawfully in possession or charge of a vessel has no authority to procure necessaries for the vessel.","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":"3dd3f43ee7f5c69208a32f414ee0c12ce3d77ed8e2e1a3efec99c3472788cff0","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-31330","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-31342"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}