Section 8-735 – Security Interest — Exclusive Method
The method provided in §§ 8-729 through 8-736 of this subtitle of perfecting and giving notice of security interests is exclusive.
Section 8-736 – Security Interest — Forms; Investigations
(a) The Department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out §§ 8-729 through 8-736 of this subtitle. (b) The Department may make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out §§ 8-729 through 8-736 of this subtitle.
Section 8-737 – Historical Watercraft Identification Plaque
(a) A person may obtain a historical watercraft identification plaque from the Department for a boat that is: (1) 25 years old or older; and (2) Powered by the boat’s original type of power plant. (b) The fee for a historical watercraft identification plaque is $25. The identification plaque shall be valid for the life of the boat. (c) The […]
Section 8-738 – Operating Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol And/or Drugs
(a) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, a person may not operate or attempt to operate a vessel while the person: (1) Is under the influence of alcohol; (2) Is impaired by alcohol; (3) Is so far impaired by any drug, combination of drugs, or combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person cannot operate […]
Section 8-738.1 – Operating Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol And/or Drugs — Testing Required
(a) If a person is involved in an accident while operating or attempting to operate a vessel that results in the death of, or a life–threatening injury to, another person and the person is detained by a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been operating a vessel or attempting to […]
Section 8-726 – Throwing or Dumping Refuse on Waters of State
(a) A person may not throw, dump, deposit, or cause to be thrown, dumped, or deposited any trash, junk, or other refuse on any waters of the State. (b) The operator or owner, if present, of any vessel on which occurs a violation of subsection (a) of this section is liable. (c) The Department shall enforce the provisions […]
Section 8-726.1 – Throwing Certain Waste on Certain Waters of the State
(a) This section does not: (1) Apply to the improvement of harbors; or (2) Affect any act of the General Assembly relating to the construction of a wharf or to the rights of a riparian owner. (b) Ballast, ashes, filth, earth, oysters, or oyster shells may not be deposited from a vessel to a site: (1) In the Chesapeake Bay […]
Section 8-727 – Enforcement of Subtitle by Officers; Use of Visual or Audible Signals
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Elude” means to evade a police officer’s visual or audible signal to stop by: (i) Willfully failing to stop the vessel; (ii) Fleeing on foot; or (iii) Any other means. (3) “Police officer” means an officer who is: (i) In uniform, prominently displaying the officer’s badge or other insignia of […]
Section 8-727.1 – Use of Flashing Red and Yellow Lights or Signal Devices; Emergency Vessels
(a) (1) In this section, “public safety activity” includes: (i) Patrolling a marine parade, regatta, or special water celebration; (ii) Traffic control; (iii) Salvage; (iv) Fire fighting; (v) Medical assistance; (vi) Assisting a disabled vessel; and (vii) Search and rescue. (2) “Public safety activity” does not include routine towing. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an individual who is on a vessel […]
Section 8-728 – Security Interest in Vessels — Exemptions From 8-729 to 8-736 of This Subtitle
Sections 8–729 through 8–736 of this subtitle do not apply to or affect: (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vessel; (2) A lien given by statute to the United States, the State, or any political subdivision of the State; (3) A security interest in a […]