{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-31342","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 31342","heading":"Establishing maritime liens","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person providing necessaries to a vessel on the order of the owner or a person authorized by the owner—(1) has a maritime lien on the vessel; (2) may bring a civil action in rem to enforce the lien; and (3) is not required to allege or prove in the action that credit was given to the vessel. (b) This section does not apply to a public 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":"0bceb9601ec6c993f23e821c7b682ac8443df9db92753812d25d43664e3d846f","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-31341","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-31343"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}