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Code · CFR · Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Part 187 · § 187.306

§ 187.306. Certificate of title required.

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs
(b)and
(c)of this section, the owner of a vessel must deliver to the office of the State in which the vessel is principally used an application for a certificate of title for the vessel, with the applicable fee, not later than 20 days after the later of---
(1)The date of a transfer of ownership; or
(2)The date the State becomes the State of principal use.
(b)An application for a certificate of title is not required for---
(1)A documented vessel;
(2)A foreign-documented vessel;
(3)A barge;
(4)A vessel before delivery if the vessel is under construction or completed pursuant to contract; or
(5)A vessel held by a dealer for sale or lease.
(c)The office may not issue, transfer, or renew a certificate of number for a vessel issued pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 12301 unless it has created a certificate of title for the vessel or an application for a certificate for the vessel and the applicable fee have been delivered to the office.
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