Federal · Title 46 — Shipping

46 U.S.C. § 31341: Persons presumed to have authority to procure necessaries

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute defines who has legal authority to procure necessaries for a vessel, including owners, masters, and authorized managers, while excluding those in wrongful possession.

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the owner; the master; a person entrusted with the management of the vessel at the port of supply; or the owner; a charterer; an owner pro hac vice; or an agreed buyer in possession of the vessel. A person tortiously or unlawfully in possession or charge of a vessel has no authority to procure necessaries for the vessel.

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