46 USC § 31307 - State statutes superseded

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title: "46 USC § 31307 - State statutes superseded"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "31307"
section_name: "State statutes superseded"
chapter_number: 313
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4741.)"
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# § 31307. State statutes superseded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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4741.)

| 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 admiralty against the vessel.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , with certain exceptions and qualifications, see , set out as a note under .