§ 59-21-17. Contents of certificate of number; duties of commission; release of information on vessels; fees and charges for copying, certifying or searching records
The certificate of number shall include the following: Name and address of owner. Date of birth of owner. Present citizenship of owner (county, state, country). County in which vessel is principally used. Present number (if any). Hull material (wood, steel, aluminum, plastic, other). Type of propulsion (outboard, inboard, other). Type of fuel (gas, diesel, other). […]
§ 59-21-19. Size of certificate of number; temporary certificates; expiration dates; livery boat certificates; manufacturers’ and dealers’ certificates and numbers
The certificate of number shall be pocket-size, approximately two and one-half inches (2-1/2″) by three and one-half inches (3-1/2″), and water resistant. Pending the issuance of the original certificate of number, the owner of the vessel may be furnished a temporary certificate of number valid for sixty (60) days from the date of issue. This […]
§ 59-21-21. Surrender of certificate of number; notification of change of owner’s address or loss, destruction, abandonment or transfer of vessel; application for number by new owner of vessel
When the owner of a numbered vessel removes his residence to another state, or the numbered vessel is not usually moored, docked, housed or garaged within this state, the owner shall, within ninety (90) days thereafter, surrender the certificate of number to the commission. When the owner of a numbered vessel changes his address from […]
§ 59-21-23. Cancellation or voiding of certificate of number
Certificates of number may be cancelled or voided under the following circumstances: Surrender of certificate for cancellation; Issuance of a new number for the same vessel; Issuance of a marine document by the Bureau of Customs for the same vessel; False or fraudulent certification in an application for number; Willful mutilation, defacing, or altering of […]
§ 59-21-25. Fees for certificates of number; disposition of proceeds
Fees for the award of certificates of number for original, transfer, renewal, livery, dealer and duplicate shall be as follows: Less than 16 feet. . . . .$ 7.50 16 feet but less than 26 feet. . . . .$22.50 26 feet but less than 40 feet. . . . .$45.00 40 feet and over. […]
§ 59-21-27. Additional certificates of numbers for livery boats; fees; renewals
An owner of more than one livery boat shall be entitled to be awarded certificates of number for all such vessels on the payment of fees provided in Section 59-21-25. Each vessel shall have a separate and distinct number and shall be issued a separate certificate of number. Certificates of number under this section may […]
§ 59-21-29. Registration of serial numbers of outboard motors
Each person registering a boat or boats under this chapter may at the same time register with the commission the serial numbers of all outboard motors owned by said person.
§ 59-21-31. Alteration of identification numbers or marks on vessels, outboard motors, boats or boat trailers; purchase, sale or possession of vessels, outboard motors, boats or boat trailers with altered identifications; examinations and reports
No person shall remove, change or in any manner mutilate or deface any number awarded a vessel, or any motor number or other stamped, cast, or forged numbers or letters or other marks upon any vessel, outboard motor, boat or boat trailer, or assist in so doing, or, having knowledge of such change, fail to […]
§ 59-21-33. Seizure and forfeiture of vessels, outboard motors, boats and trailers with altered identification numbers or marks
All vessels, outboard motors, boats and trailers having awarded numbers or identification numbers or marks which have been removed, changed, mutilated or defaced contrary to this chapter are subject to forfeiture. Any such property shall be seized by any conservation officer or enforcement officer of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or other officer […]
§ 59-21-9. Display of awarded number on vessel; use of other numbers prohibited
The number awarded shall be painted on or attached to each side of the bow of the vessel for which it was issued. The numbers shall be placed on each side of the forward half of the vessel in such position as to provide clear legibility for identification. The numbers shall read from left to […]