Exemption from requirements for numbering and titling; issuance of exempt numbers.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a motorboat need not be numbered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if it is:
(a) Already covered by a number in effect which has been awarded or issued to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state if the boat has not been on the waters of this State for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days.
(b) A motorboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this State.
(c) A public vessel of the United States, a state or a political subdivision of a state.
(d) A ship’s lifeboat.
(e) A motorboat belonging to a class of boats which has been exempted from numbering by the Department after the Department has found:
(1) That the numbering of motorboats of that class will not materially aid in their identification; and
(2) If an agency of the Federal Government has a numbering system applicable to the class of motorboats to which the motorboat in question belongs, that the motorboat would also be exempt from numbering if it were subject to the federal law.
2. The Department may, by regulation, provide for the issuance of exempt numbers for motorboats not required to be registered under the provisions of this chapter.
3. A motorboat need not be titled pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, if it is:
(a) Covered by a certificate of ownership which has been awarded or issued to it pursuant to the title system of another state; or
(b) Documented pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.
Last modified: February 25, 2006