{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-7102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 7102","heading":"Citizenship or noncitizen nationality","body":"Licenses and certificates of registry for individuals on documented vessels may be issued only to citizens or noncitizen nationals (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408)) of the United States.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 71—LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY"],"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":"feb0f65264749193465a9f4dcc85d1a17062d3f2f4a5cd86e864fd504163505f","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-7101","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-7103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}