Statute · United States Code

46 U.S.C. § 12134 — Evidentiary uses of documentation

46 U.S.C. § 12134

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2025-01-06
Topic
international-arbitration

A certificate of documentation is— (1) conclusive evidence of nationality for international purposes, but not in a proceeding conducted under the laws of the United States; (2) conclusive evidence of qualification to engage in a specified trade; and (3) not conclusive evidence of ownership in a proceeding in which ownership is in issue.

Citator

46 U.S.C. § 12134 — Evidentiary uses of documentation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A certificate of documentation is— (1) conclusive evidence of nationality for international purposes, but not in a proceeding conducted under the laws of the United States; (2) conclusive evidence of qualification to engage in a specified trade; and (3) not conclusive evidence of ownership in a proceeding in which ownership is in issue.