Federal · Title 46 — Shipping
46 U.S.C. § 31302: Availability of instruments, copies, and information
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make any instrument filed or recorded with the Secretary under this chapter available for public inspection; on request, provide a copy, including a certified copy, of any instrument made available for public inspection under this chapter; and on request, provide a certificate containing information included in an instrument filed or recorded under this chapter.
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