328.05 – Crimes relating to certificates of title to, or other indicia of ownership of, vessels; penalties.
328.05 Crimes relating to certificates of title to, or other indicia of ownership of, vessels; penalties.— (1) It is unlawful for any person to procure or attempt to procure a certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title to a vessel, or to pass or attempt to pass a certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title […]
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 […]
327.72 – Penalties.
327.72 Penalties.—Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter or chapter 328 not specified in s. 327.73 or not paying the civil penalty specified in s. 327.73 within 30 days, except as otherwise provided in this chapter or chapter 328, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 […]
328.06 – Action required on creation of certificate of title.
1328.06 Action required on creation of certificate of title.— (1) On creation of a written certificate of title, the department shall promptly send the certificate to the secured party of record or, if none, to the owner of record at the address indicated for that person in the files of the department. On creation of an electronic […]
327.73 – Noncriminal Infractions.
327.73 Noncriminal infractions.— (1) Violations of the following provisions of the vessel laws of this state are noncriminal infractions: (a) Section 328.46, relating to operation of unregistered and unnumbered vessels. (b) Section 328.48(4), relating to display of number and possession of registration certificate. (c) Section 328.48(5), relating to display of decal. (d) Section 328.52(2), relating to display of number. (e) Section 328.54, […]
328.065 – Effect of possession of certificate of title; judicial process.
1328.065 Effect of possession of certificate of title; judicial process.—Possession of a certificate of title does not by itself provide a right to obtain possession of a vessel. Garnishment, attachment, levy, replevin, or other judicial process against the certificate is not effective to determine possessory rights to the vessel. This part does not prohibit enforcement under […]
327.731 – Mandatory Education for Violators.
327.731 Mandatory education for violators.— (1) A person convicted of a criminal violation under this chapter, convicted of a noncriminal infraction under this chapter if the infraction resulted in a reportable boating accident, or convicted of two noncriminal infractions as specified in s. 327.73(1)(h)-(k), (m), (o), (p), and (s)-(y), the infractions occurring within a 12-month period, must: […]
328.07 – Hull identification number required.
328.07 Hull identification number required.— (1) No person shall operate, use, or store on the waters of this state a vessel the construction of which began after October 31, 1972, for which the department has issued a certificate of title or which is required by law to be registered, unless the vessel displays the assigned hull identification […]
327.74 – Uniform Boating Citations.
327.74 Uniform boating citations.— (1) The commission shall prepare, and supply to every law enforcement agency in this state which enforces the laws of this state regulating the operation of vessels, an appropriate form boating citation containing a notice to appear (which shall be issued in prenumbered books with citations in quintuplicate) and meeting the requirements of […]
328.09 – Refusal to issue and authority to cancel a certificate of title or registration.
1328.09 Refusal to issue and authority to cancel a certificate of title or registration.— (1) If the department determines at any time that an applicant for a certificate of title or registration gave a false statement or false or incomplete information in applying for the certificate or otherwise failed to comply with the applicable provisions pertaining to […]