46 USC § 44105 - Refusal of clearance

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title: "46 USC § 44105 - Refusal of clearance"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "44105"
section_name: "Refusal of clearance"
chapter_number: 441
chapter_name: "EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Miscellaneous"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1555.)"
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# § 44105. Refusal of clearance

section 60105 of this title

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall refuse the clearance required by , at the port or place of departure from the United States, of a vessel that is subject to this chapter and does not have evidence issued by the Federal Maritime Commission of compliance with sections 44102 and 44103 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1555.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 44105 | 46 App.:817d(e). | Pub. L. 89–777, §§ 2(e), 3(e), Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1357, 1358; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 689(c), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2222. |
|  | 46 App.:817e(e). |  |

The words “Secretary of Homeland Security” are substituted for “Customs Service” because the functions of the Customs Service and of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto were transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security by section 403(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (, ).