R.S. 9:5531

Failure to affix hull number; removal of hull number; penalty ACTIVE

If the builder shall fail to affix a plaque or to mark or stamp any materials or components, or fail to maintain records as an alternative to marking or stamping any materials or components, as provided in R.S. 9:5523, or if any person removes, other than for the purpose of repair of the ship, obliterates or defaces, or having removed for the purpose of repair of the ship fails to promptly replace a plaque affixed as provided in R.S. 9:5523, or if any person removes, obliterates or defaces the hull number marked or stamped on any materials or components as provided in R.S. 9:5523, prior to the time such materials are incorporated into the work or the components or the components are incorporated into the work, as the case may be, he shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

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  • enactment Acts 1975, No. 368, §1
  • amendment Acts 1976, No. 374, §3

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:5531 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-9-5531,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:5531},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-9/section-5531},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}