{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/29.1-704.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/29.1-704.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/29.1-704.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/29.1-704.html"}],"law_id":59559,"edition_id":1,"section_id":59559,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-704","catch_line":"Recording previously awarded numbers","history":"1960, c. 500, \u00a7 62-174.5; 1962, c. 626; 1964, c. 654; 1968, c. 659, \u00a7 62.1-170; 1970, c. 240; 1972, c. 412; 1980, c. 256; 1983, c. 126; 1986, c. 125; 1987, c. 488.","full_text":"The owner of any motorboat already covered by a number in effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to then operative federal law or pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state shall record the number prior to operating the motorboat on the waters of this Commonwealth in excess of the ninety-day reciprocity period provided for in \u00a7 29.1-710. Such recordation shall be in the manner and pursuant to the procedure required for the award of a number under \u00a7 29.1-702, except that no additional or substitute number shall be issued.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218178,"text":"The owner of any motorboat already covered by a number in effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to then operative federal law or pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state shall record the number prior to operating the motorboat on the waters of this Commonwealth in excess of the ninety-day reciprocity period provided for in \u00a7 29.1-710. Such recordation shall be in the manner and pursuant to the procedure required for the award of a number under \u00a7 29.1-702, except that no additional or substitute number shall be issued.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15481,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boat Registration and Identification","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13227,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:55:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:55:23","permalink":{"id":193455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15481,"identifier":"1","token":"29.1\/7\/1","url":"\/29.1\/7\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13227,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boating Laws","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12934,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:29","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:29","permalink":{"id":193453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13227,"identifier":"7","token":"29.1\/7","url":"\/29.1\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12934,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","identifier":"29.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":192277,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12934,"identifier":"29.1","token":"29.1","url":"\/29.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":60710,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-700","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/29.1-700\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-700","metadata":false},{"id":58984,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-701","catch_line":"Department to administer chapter; Motorboat Committee; funds for administration; records; rules and regulations","url":"\/29.1-701\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-701","metadata":false},{"id":63668,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-701.1","catch_line":"Authority of Board to set fees","url":"\/29.1-701.1\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-701.1","metadata":false},{"id":82074,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-702","catch_line":"Registration requirements; display of numbers; cancellation of certificate; exemption","url":"\/29.1-702\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-702","metadata":false},{"id":68716,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-702.1","catch_line":"Making false affidavit or swearing falsely, perjury; penalty","url":"\/29.1-702.1\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-702.1","metadata":false},{"id":62216,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-703","catch_line":"Identification numbers required; decals","url":"\/29.1-703\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-703","metadata":false},{"id":60690,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-703.1","catch_line":"Temporary registration certificate; fee; application","url":"\/29.1-703.1\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-703.1","metadata":false},{"id":77420,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-703.2","catch_line":"Designation of agents; compensation to agents; deposit of temporary registration certificate moneys","url":"\/29.1-703.2\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-703.2","metadata":false},{"id":59559,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-704","catch_line":"Recording previously awarded numbers","url":"\/29.1-704\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-704","metadata":false},{"id":77500,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-705","catch_line":"Change of ownership of motorboat; lost certificates","url":"\/29.1-705\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-705","metadata":false},{"id":74187,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-706","catch_line":"Agents awarding numbers","url":"\/29.1-706\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-706","metadata":false},{"id":66251,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-707","catch_line":"Records","url":"\/29.1-707\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-707","metadata":false},{"id":73391,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-708","catch_line":"Transfer, destruction or abandonment of motorboat","url":"\/29.1-708\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-708","metadata":false},{"id":81488,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-709","catch_line":"Change of address of certificate holder","url":"\/29.1-709\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-709","metadata":false},{"id":65019,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-710","catch_line":"Exemption from numbering requirements","url":"\/29.1-710\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-710","metadata":false},{"id":64507,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-711","catch_line":"Dealers and manufacturers of motorboats","url":"\/29.1-711\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-711","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":77420,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-703.2","catch_line":"Designation of agents; compensation to agents; deposit of temporary registration certificate moneys","url":"\/29.1-703.2\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-703.2","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":77500,"structure_id":15481,"section_number":"29.1-705","catch_line":"Change of ownership of motorboat; lost certificates","url":"\/29.1-705\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-705","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/29.1-704\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 500 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1960 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 626; in 1964, chapter 654; in 1968, chapter 659; in 1970, chapter 240; in 1972, chapter 412; in 1980, chapter 256; in 1983, chapter 126; in 1986, chapter 125; in 1987, chapter 488.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73391,"section_number":"29.1-708","catch_line":"Transfer, destruction or abandonment of motorboat","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-708\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82074,"section_number":"29.1-702","catch_line":"Registration requirements; display of numbers; cancellation of certificate; exemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-702\/"},{"id":65019,"section_number":"29.1-710","catch_line":"Exemption from numbering requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-710\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59559,"identifier":"29.1-704","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-704","url":"\/29.1-704\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-704\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-704","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recording previously awarded numbers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-704","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The owner<\/span> of any motorboat<\/span> already covered by a number in effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to then operative federal law<\/span> or pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state shall record the number prior to operating the motorboat<\/span> on the waters of this Commonwealth in excess of the ninety-day reciprocity period provided for in \u00a7 29.1-710<\/a>. Such recordation shall be in the manner and pursuant to the procedure required for the award of a number under \u00a7 29.1-702<\/a>, except that no additional or substitute number shall be issued.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDING PREVIOUSLY AWARDED NUMBERS (\u00a7 29.1-704)\n\nThe owner of any motorboat already covered by a number in effect which has been\nawarded to it pursuant to then operative federal law or pursuant to a federally\napproved numbering system of another state shall record the number prior to\noperating the motorboat on the waters of this Commonwealth in excess of the\nninety-day reciprocity period provided for in \u00a7 29.1-710. Such recordation\nshall be in the manner and pursuant to the procedure required for the award of a\nnumber under \u00a7 29.1-702, except that no additional or substitute number shall\nbe issued.\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 500, \u00a7 62-174.5; 1962, c. 626; 1964, c. 654; 1968, c. 659, \u00a7\n62.1-170; 1970, c. 240; 1972, c. 412; 1980, c. 256; 1983, c. 126; 1986, c. 125;\n1987, c. 488.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}