46 USC § 3103 - Use of reports, documents, and records

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title: "46 USC § 3103 - Use of reports, documents, and records"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "3103"
section_name: "Use of reports, documents, and records"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Inspection and Regulation of Vessels"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–324, title VI, § 603(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3930.)"
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# § 3103. Use of reports, documents, and records

The Secretary may rely, as evidence of compliance with this subtitle, on—

**(1)** reports, documents, and records of other persons who have been determined by the Secretary to be reliable; and

**(2)** other methods the Secretary has determined to be reliable.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–324, title VI, § 603(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3930.)