46 CFR 67.207 - Requirement for date and acknowledgment.

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Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Jan 15, 2026

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§ 67.207 - Requirement for date and acknowledgment.

(a) Every instrument presented for filing and recording must:

(1) Bear the date of its execution; and

(2) Contain an acknowledgment.

(b) No officer or employee of the Coast Guard is authorized to take such acknowledgments unless the instrument is executed on behalf of the Federal Government of the United States.

authority: 14 U.S.C. 664; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 9118; 46 U.S.C. 2103,2104,2107,12102,12103,12104,12105,12106,12113,12133,12139; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4

source: CGD 89-007, CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 46 CFR 67.207