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328.125 – Termination statement.

1328.125 Termination statement.— (1) A secured party indicated in the files of the department as having a security interest in a vessel shall deliver a termination statement to the department and, on the debtor’s request, to the debtor, by the earlier of: (a) Twenty days after the secured party receives a signed demand from an owner for a […]

328.24 – Transfer by operation of law.

1328.24 Transfer by operation of law.— (1) In this section, “by operation of law” means pursuant to a law or judicial order affecting ownership of a vessel: (a) Because of death, divorce, or other family law proceeding, merger, consolidation, dissolution, or bankruptcy; (b) Through the exercise of the rights of a lien creditor or a person having a lien […]

328.13 – Manufacturer’s statement of origin to be furnished.

328.13 Manufacturer’s statement of origin to be furnished.— (1) Any person selling a new vessel in this state shall furnish a manufacturer’s statement of origin to the purchaser of the vessel. The statement shall be signed and dated by an authorized representative of the manufacturer and shall indicate the complete name and address of the purchaser. The […]

328.14 – Rights of purchaser other than secured party.

1328.14 Rights of purchaser other than secured party.— (1) A buyer in ordinary course of business has the protections afforded by ss. 672.403(2) and 679.320(1) even if an existing certificate of title was not signed and delivered to the buyer or a new certificate listing the buyer as owner of record was not created. (2) Except as otherwise […]

328.145 – Rights of secured party.

1328.145 Rights of secured party.— (1) Subject to subsection (2), the effect of perfection and nonperfection of a security interest and the priority of a perfected or unperfected security interest with respect to the rights of a purchaser or creditor, including a lien creditor, is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. (2) If, while a security interest in […]

328.03 – Certificate of title required.

1328.03 Certificate of title required.— (1) Each vessel that is operated, used, or stored on the waters of this state must be titled by this state pursuant to this chapter, unless it is: (a) A vessel operated, used, or stored exclusively on private lakes and ponds; (b) A vessel owned by the United States Government; (c) A non-motor-powered vessel less […]

328.04 – Content of certificate of title.

1328.04 Content of certificate of title.— (1) A certificate of title must contain: (a) The date the certificate was created; (b) The name of the owner of record and, if not all owners are listed, an indication that there are additional owners indicated in the files of the department; (c) The mailing address of the owner of record; (d) The hull […]

328.045 – Title brands.

1328.045 Title brands.— (1) Unless subsection (3) applies, at or before the time the owner of record transfers an ownership interest in a hull-damaged vessel that is covered by a certificate of title created by the department, if the damage occurred while that person was an owner of the vessel and the person has notice of the […]

328.055 – Maintenance of and access to files.

1328.055 Maintenance of and access to files.— (1) For each record relating to a certificate of title submitted to the department, the department shall: (a) Ascertain or assign the hull identification number for the vessel; (b) Maintain the hull identification number and all the information submitted with the application pursuant to s. 328.01(2) to which the record relates, including […]