30.60 – Classification of motorboats.
30.60 Classification of motorboats. For the purposes of ss. 30.61 and 30.62, motorboats are divided on the basis of their length into 4 classes as follows: (1) Class A—those less than 16 feet. (2) Class 1—those 16 feet or over but less than 26 feet. (3) Class 2—those 26 feet or over but less than […]
30.61 – Lighting equipment.
30.61 Lighting equipment. (1) When lights required; prohibited lights. (a) No person shall operate any motorboat at any time from sunset to sunrise unless such motorboat carries the lighting equipment required by this section and unless such equipment is lighted when and as required by this section. (b) No owner shall give permission for the […]
30.62 – Other equipment.
30.62 Other equipment. (1) When equipment required. No person shall operate any boat on the waters of this state unless such boat is equipped as required by this section and the rules of the department promulgated under this section. No owner of a boat shall rent such boat to any other person for use upon […]
30.625 – Rental of motorboats.
30.625 Rental of motorboats. (1) No person who is engaged in the rental or leasing of motorboats to the public may do any of the following: (a) Rent or lease a motorboat for operation by a person who will be operating a motorboat for the first time in each calendar year and who does not […]
30.549 – Transfer of ownership of boats with a certificate of title, certificate of number or registration.
30.549 Transfer of ownership of boats with a certificate of title, certificate of number or registration. (1) Duty of seller. (a) If the owner of a boat transfers all or any part of the owner’s interest in the boat, other than by the creation of a security interest, the owner shall give the current certificate […]
30.55 – Notice of abandonment or destruction of boat or change of address.
30.55 Notice of abandonment or destruction of boat or change of address. (1) Destruction or abandonment. If a boat covered by a certificate of title and certificate of number or registration issued by this state is destroyed or abandoned, the owner shall notify the department of that fact within 15 days after the destruction or […]
30.553 – Sharing boat title records.
30.553 Sharing boat title records. (1) At time intervals to be determined by the department, but at least quarterly, the department shall, upon request, provide boat manufacturers with the department’s records under ss. 30.537 (2) and 30.541 (4) (c) for the primary purpose of validating the hull identification numbers and engine serial numbers provided by […]
30.57 – Perfection of security interests.
30.57 Perfection of security interests. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), a security interest in a boat of a type for which a certificate of title is required is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or secured parties of the boat unless perfected as provided in this section and ss. […]
30.571 – Notification of person who has perfected security interest.
30.571 Notification of person who has perfected security interest. If the department receives information from another state that a boat that is titled in this state is being titled in the other state and the information does not show that a perfected security interest, as shown by the records of the department, has been satisfied, […]
30.572 – Duties on creation of security interest.
30.572 Duties on creation of security interest. (1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply if an owner creates a security interest in a boat of a type for which a certificate of title is required, unless the name and address of the secured party already appears on the certificate of title for the boat. (2) At […]