This chapter supersedes any State statute conferring a lien on a vessel to the extent the statute establishes a claim to be enforced by a civil action in rem against the vessel for necessaries.
Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c)102 Stat. 4741 (, , .)
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31307 | 46:975 |
in remSection 31307 provides for preemption of State laws to the extent a claim for necessaries is enforced by a civil action in admiralty against the vessel.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710section 31301 of this titleSection effective , with certain exceptions and qualifications, see , set out as a note under .