Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
12136(a)	46:12111(b).
12136(b)(1)	46:12111(d)(2).
12136(b)(2)	46:12111(c)(3).
12136(b)(3)	46:12111(d)(1).
12136(c)(1)	46:12111(c)(1).
12136(c)(2)	46:12111(c)(2).

In subsection (a), the words “or a certificate with an invalid endorsement” are added for clarity.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Documentation Surrender and Invalidation

Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 301(b), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1922, provided that: “Section 12111(c)(3) [now section 12136(b)(2)] of title 46, United States Code, does not apply to a mortgage that—

“(1)

was filed or recorded before January 1, 1989; and

“(2)

was not a preferred mortgage (as that term is defined in section 31301(6) of that title) on that date.”