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If the registration of the former owner is valid and the new owner has in his possession the dated bill of sale and the valid registration card of the former owner, the new owner may operate the vessel for thirty days from the date of purchase. If a certificate is lost, a new certificate bearing the same number shall be issued upon payment of a fee of fifty cents. Possession of the certificate shall in cases involving prosecution for violation of any provision of this chapter be prima facie evidence that the person whose name appears thereon is the owner of the boat.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278009,"text":"Should the ownership of a numbered motorboat change, a new application form with the appropriate fee as provided in \u00a7 29.1-702 shall be filed with the Department, and a new certificate bearing the same number shall be awarded in the manner as provided for in an original award of number. If the registration of the former owner is valid and the new owner has in his possession the dated bill of sale and the valid registration card of the former owner, the new owner may operate the vessel for thirty days from the date of purchase. If a certificate is lost, a new certificate bearing the same number shall be issued upon payment of a fee of fifty cents. 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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":false,"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77500,"identifier":"29.1-705","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-705","url":"\/29.1-705\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-705\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Change of ownership of motorboat; lost certificates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Should the ownership of a numbered motorboat<\/span> change, a new application form with the appropriate fee as provided in \u00a7 29.1-702<\/a> shall be filed with the Department<\/span>, and a new certificate bearing the same number shall be awarded in the manner as provided for in an original award of number. If the registration of the former owner<\/span> is valid and the new owner<\/span> has in his possession<\/span> the dated bill of sale and the valid registration card of the former owner<\/span>, the new owner<\/span> may operate<\/span> the vessel<\/span> for thirty days from the date of purchase. If a certificate is lost, a new certificate bearing the same number shall be issued upon payment of a fee of fifty cents. Possession<\/span> of the certificate shall in cases involving prosecution<\/span> for violation of any provision of this chapter be prima facie evidence<\/span> that the person whose name appears thereon is the owner<\/span> of the boat.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF MOTORBOAT; LOST CERTIFICATES (\u00a7 29.1-705)\n\nShould the ownership of a numbered motorboat change, a new application form with\nthe appropriate fee as provided in \u00a7 29.1-702 shall be filed with the\nDepartment, and a new certificate bearing the same number shall be awarded in\nthe manner as provided for in an original award of number. If the registration\nof the former owner is valid and the new owner has in his possession the dated\nbill of sale and the valid registration card of the former owner, the new owner\nmay operate the vessel for thirty days from the date of purchase. If a\ncertificate is lost, a new certificate bearing the same number shall be issued\nupon payment of a fee of fifty cents. Possession of the certificate shall in\ncases involving prosecution for violation of any provision of this chapter be\nprima facie evidence that the person whose name appears thereon is the owner of\nthe boat.\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}}