District of Columbia · D.C. Code — Title 50, Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic
D.C. Code Title 50 § 50-1541.22: Rights of purchaser other than secured party
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Buyers in ordinary course of business receive legal protections for vessel purchases even without a signed certificate of title. Other vessel purchasers' rights follow general property law.
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