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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 6 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 1972, chapter 412; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1995, chapter 241<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62216,"section_number":"29.1-703","catch_line":"Identification numbers required; decals","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-703\/"},{"id":59559,"section_number":"29.1-704","catch_line":"Recording previously awarded numbers","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-704\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193513,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65019,"identifier":"29.1-710","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-710","url":"\/29.1-710\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-710\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-710","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemption from numbering requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-710","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A motorboat<\/span> shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A motorboat<\/span> which has been awarded a number pursuant to federal law<\/span> or a federally approved numbering system of another state if the boat has been within the Commonwealth for less than ninety consecutive days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A motorboat<\/span> from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of the Commonwealth<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A motorboat<\/span> which is used in a governmental function by the United States, a state or a subdivision of the state. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A ship’s lifeboat. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A vessel<\/span> which has a valid marine document issued by the Bureau of Customs of the United States government or any federal agency successor thereto. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A racing boat used during an authorized race and during a twenty-four-hour period before and after the race. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> A motorboat<\/span> belonging to a class of vessels<\/span> which has been exempted from numbering by a regulation<\/span> adopted by the Board<\/span> after the Board<\/span> has found that applicable federal law<\/span> or federal regulation<\/span> has exempted, or permitted the exemption of, such class of vessels<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> A motorboat<\/span> for which (i) a valid temporary registration certificate has been issued by the Department<\/span> or an authorized agent of the Department<\/span>, and (ii) an application has been made for a permanent registration and title (if applicable). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTION FROM NUMBERING REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 29.1-710)\n\nA motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:\n\n1. A motorboat which has been awarded a number pursuant to federal law or a\nfederally approved numbering system of another state if the boat has been within\nthe Commonwealth for less than ninety consecutive days.\n\n2. A motorboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the\nwaters of the Commonwealth.\n\n3. A motorboat which is used in a governmental function by the United States, a\nstate or a subdivision of the state.\n\n4. A ship’s lifeboat.\n\n5. A vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the Bureau of Customs of\nthe United States government or any federal agency successor thereto.\n\n6. A racing boat used during an authorized race and during a twenty-four-hour\nperiod before and after the race.\n\n7. A motorboat belonging to a class of vessels which has been exempted from\nnumbering by a regulation adopted by the Board after the Board has found that\napplicable federal law or federal regulation has exempted, or permitted the\nexemption of, such class of vessels.\n\n8. A motorboat for which (i) a valid temporary registration certificate has been\nissued by the Department or an authorized agent of the Department, and (ii) an\napplication has been made for a permanent registration and title (if\napplicable).\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 500, \u00a7 62-174.7; 1962, c. 626; 1964, c. 654; 1968, c. 659, \u00a7\n62.1-173; 1972, c. 412; 1987, c. 488; 1995, c. 241.","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}}