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Section 8-732 – Security Interest — Relief Upon Satisfaction

    (a)    Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vessel, the secured party shall release the security interest in whatever form as may be prescribed by or acceptable to the Department, and within 15 days mail or deliver the signed and dated release of security interest to the owner and a copy of the release […]

Section 8-725.2 – Abandonment of Vessel

    (a)    A person may not abandon, as defined in § 8–721 of this subtitle, any vessel upon any waters of the State.     (b)    The last known registered owner shown on the certificate of title issued under § 8–715 of this subtitle shall be considered:         (1)    The prima facie owner of a vessel at the time the vessel was […]

Section 8-725.3 – Comprehensive Management Plan for Use of Vessels on Severn River

    (a)    The Department shall:         (1)    Develop a comprehensive management plan for the use of vessels on the Severn River and its tributaries in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under Title 10 of the State Government Article; and         (2)    Implement the comprehensive management plan no later than April 15, 1990.     (b)    The comprehensive management plan for the use of […]

Section 8-725.4 – Speed Limits on Severn River; Penalties

    (a)    A person may not operate any vessel on the Severn River from April 15, 1989 to October 15, 1989 in excess of 40 miles per hour during the following days and times:         (1)    A Saturday;         (2)    A Sunday;         (3)    A State holiday; and         (4)    Any other day from sundown to sunrise.     (b)    (1)    A person who violates any provision of this […]

Section 8-725.5 – Noise Levels for Vessels Operated in Tidal Waters

    (a)    The provisions of this section do not apply to persons who regularly catch or harvest seafood for sale while actually engaged in the catching or harvesting of the seafood.     (b)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a person may not operate a vessel on the waters of the State so as to exceed […]

Section 8-717 – Certificate of Title — Duplicate if Original Missing or Damaged

    (a)    If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if there is none, the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the Department’s records within 30 days shall obtain a duplicate by applying to the Department. The applicant shall furnish information concerning the original certificate and […]

Section 8-718 – Certificate of Title — Obtaining Manufacturer’s or Importer’s Certificate of Origin

    (a)    In this subtitle, “certificate of origin” means a certification by the manufacturer, on a form the Department approves, that:         (1)    Certifies that the vessel described in the certificate has been transferred to the dealer or other person named and that the transfer of the vessel is in ordinary trade and commerce; and         (2)    Describes the vessel by […]

Section 8-711 – Hull Identification Number of Vessel

    (a)    Every vessel whose construction is begun after October 31, 1972 shall have a hull identification number assigned and affixed as required by the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971. The Department shall determine the procedures for application and for issuance of the hull identification number.     (b)    A person may not destroy, remove, alter, cover, or deface […]