46 U.S.C. § 31307 : Shipping — Maritime Liability — Commercial Instruments And Maritime Liens — General — State Statutes Superseded

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), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4741.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source section (U.S. Code)
31307	46:975

Section 31307 provides for preemption of State laws to the extent a claim for necessaries is enforced by a civil action in rem in admiralty against the vessel.