Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-4-5-803 Part 803 Watercraft Transfer And Certificate Of Title (324.80301...324.80322)

• Section 324.80301 Additional Definitions.
  As used in this part: (a) “Highly restricted personal information” means an individual's photograph or image, social security number, digitized signature, and medical and...
• Section 324.80302 Exceptions; Appropriate Forms.
  (1) This part does not apply to any of the following: (a) A boat from a jurisdiction other than this state temporarily using the...
• Section 324.80303 Rules; Cancellation Of Improperly Issued Certificate Of Title.
  (1) The secretary of state shall promulgate rules to implement this part. (2) If it appears that a certificate of title is improperly issued,...
• Section 324.80304 Sale, Purchase, Or Other Disposition Or Acquisition Of Watercraft; Certificate Of Title Required.
  (1) A person, except as provided in section 80306, shall not sell or otherwise dispose of a watercraft without delivering to the purchaser or...
• Section 324.80305 Acquisition Of Watercraft From Owner; Certificate Of Title Or Manufacturer's Or Importer's Certificate Required; Waiver Or Estoppel; Judicial Recognition Of Right, Title, Claim, Or Interest.
  (1) A person acquiring a watercraft from the owner of the watercraft, whether the owner is a manufacturer, importer, dealer, or otherwise, shall not...
• Section 324.80306 Sale Or Other Disposition Of New Watercraft To Dealer For Display Or Resale; Manufacturer's Or Importer's Certificate Required; Contents; Assignment.
  (1) A manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall not sell or otherwise dispose of a new watercraft to a dealer, to be used...
• Section 324.80307 Certificate Of Title; Application; Form; Fee; Evidence Of Ownership; Certificate Of Hull Identification Number; Duties Of Secretary Of State; Surety Bond; Name In Which Certificate Of Title To Be Obtained.
  (1) Application for a certificate of title for a watercraft shall be made upon a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The application...
• Section 324.80308 Application For Watercraft Certificate Of Title; Certification; Contents; Permanent Or Assigned Hull Identification Number; Affixing Or Imprinting Assigned Hull Identification Number.
  (1) An application for a watercraft certificate of title shall include a certification. The owner or purchaser of the watercraft shall sign the application...
• Section 324.80309 Certificate Of Title; Issuance; Contents; Assignment Form.
  The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of title containing the information required in the application for a certificate of title, as prescribed...
• Section 324.80310 Certificate Of Title; Uniform Method Of Numbering; Indexes; Destruction By Secretary Of State; Furnishing Information To Law Enforcement And Conservation Officers.
  (1) The secretary of state shall prescribe a uniform method of numbering certificates of title, and shall maintain in his or her office indexes...
• Section 324.80311 Fee For Processing Application For Certificate Of Title Or Duplicate; Additional Fee; Check Or Draft Not Paid On First Presentation As Delinquent Fee; Liability; Notice Or Demand; Suspension Of Certificate; Penalty.
  (1) The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $5.00 for the processing of an application for a certificate of title or a...
• Section 324.80312 Certificate Of Title For Watercraft; Issuance; Compliance; Transfer Of Ownership; Requirements; Petition For Watercraft Not Owned; Proof Of Ownership And Right Of Possession; Statement Of Lien.
  (1) The secretary of state may issue a certificate of title for a watercraft to a person who complies with subsection (2) or (3)...
• Section 324.80313 Dismantling, Destroying, Or Changing Watercraft; Surrender, Cancellation, And Destruction Of Certificate Of Title.
  (1) An owner of a watercraft and a person mentioned as owner in the last certificate of title, when the watercraft is dismantled, destroyed,...
• Section 324.80314 Loss, Mutilation, Or Illegibility Of Certificate Of Title; Application And Fee For Duplicate Copy; Issuance And Contents Of Duplicate Copy; Rights And Indemnification Of Purchaser; Surrender And Cancellation Of Original Certificate; Conditions Not Requiring Duplicate Of Lost Watercraft Certificate Of Title At Time Of Transfer; Record; Definitions.
  (1) If certificate of title is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the person to whom that certificate of title was issued shall apply to...
• Section 324.80315 Records Available To The Public; Commercial Lookup Service Of Watercraft Title Records; Disposition Of Fees; Computerized Central File; Creation; Maintenance; Providing To Nongovernmental Person Or Entity; Payment; Admissibility In Evidence.
  (1) The secretary of state shall make available to the public records maintained under this part, other than those declared to be confidential by...
• Section 324.80315a Disclosure Of Personal Information; Uses.
  (1) Except as provided in this section and section 80315c, personal information in a record maintained under this part shall not be disclosed, unless...
• Section 324.80315b Resale Or Redisclosure Of Information; Maintenance Of Records; Duration; Availability For Inspection.
  (1) An authorized recipient of personal information under section 80315a may resell or redisclose the information for any use permitted under section 80315a. (2)...
• Section 324.80315c Furnishing List Of Information To Federal, State, Or Local Governmental Agency; Contract For Sale Of List Of Information; Insertion Of Safeguard In Agreement Or Contract; Resale Or Redisclosure Of Information; Duties Of Recipient.
  (1) Upon request, the secretary of state may furnish a list of information from the records of the department maintained under this part to...
• Section 324.80316 Authorized Agents.
  Manufacturers and importers shall appoint and authorize agents who shall sign manufacturer's or importer's certificates. The secretary of state may require that a certified...
• Section 324.80317 Stolen Or Converted Watercraft; Information; Record; Report; Notice Of Recovery; Removal Of Record From File.
  (1) Upon receiving knowledge of a stolen watercraft, a law enforcement agency shall immediately furnish the sheriff's department of the county in which the...
• Section 324.80318 Prohibited Conduct Generally.
  A person shall not do any of the following: (a) Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required...
• Section 324.80319 Additional Prohibited Conduct; Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
  (1) A person shall not do any of the following: (a) Alter or forge a certificate of title, or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate,...
• Section 324.80319a Prohibited Conduct; Violations As Felony; Penalties.
  (1) A person who makes a false representation or false certification to obtain personal information under this part, or who uses personal information for...
• Section 324.80320 Secured Interest In Watercraft; Notation; Discharge; Perfection.
  (1) A party with a secured interest in a watercraft, upon presentation of a properly completed application for certificate of title to the secretary...
• Section 324.80321 Watercraft Acquired Prior To January 1, 1977.
  A watercraft acquired by the owner prior to January 1, 1977, is not the subject of a certificate of title until it is mortgaged,...
• Section 324.80322 Violation; Penalty.
  A person who violates sections 80301 to 80319 or rules promulgated under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be imprisoned for...

Last modified: October 10, 2016