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The statement shall state the decedent’s name, residence at the time of death, and date of death, and the names of all other persons, if any, having an interest in the vessel who, if they have reached the age of majority, shall signify in writing their consent to such transfer of title.B\n\nA transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle may be made by a legatee or distributee pursuant to § 46.2-634.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263676,"text":"When a resident of the Commonwealth owning a vessel registered with the U.S. Coast Guard dies and there has been no qualification on the decedent’s estate, a transfer of ownership may be made by a legatee or distributee if he presents a statement made by him to the U.S. Coast Guard stating that (i) there has not been and there is not expected to be a qualification on the estate and (ii) the decedent’s debts have been paid in full or that the proceeds from the sale of such vessel will be used to apply against the decedent’s debts. 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 731 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1994, chapter 399<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71249,"section_number":"46.2-634","catch_line":"Transfer of title when no qualification on estate","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-634\/"}],"permalink":{"id":273673,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73255,"identifier":"64.2-606","token":"64.2\/II\/6\/2\/64.2-606","url":"\/64.2-606\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-606\/","token":"64.2\/II\/6\/2\/64.2-606","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of certain vessels registered with U.S. Coast Guard and transfer of motor vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When a resident of the Commonwealth owning a vessel registered with the U.S. Coast Guard dies and there has been no qualification on the decedent’s estate, a transfer of ownership may be made by a legatee or distributee if he presents a statement made by him to the U.S. Coast Guard stating that (i) there has not been and there is not expected to be a qualification on the estate and (ii) the decedent’s debts have been paid in full or that the proceeds from the sale of such vessel will<\/span> be used to apply against the decedent’s debts. The statement shall state the decedent’s name, residence at the time of death, and date of death, and the names of all other persons, if any, having an interest in the vessel who, if they have reached the age of majority, shall signify in writing their consent to such transfer of title. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle may be made by a legatee or distributee pursuant to § 46.2-634<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF CERTAIN VESSELS REGISTERED WITH U.S. COAST GUARD AND TRANSFER OF\nMOTOR VEHICLES (\u00a7 64.2-606)\n\nA. When a resident of the Commonwealth owning a vessel registered with the U.S.\nCoast Guard dies and there has been no qualification on the decedent’s\nestate, a transfer of ownership may be made by a legatee or distributee if he\npresents a statement made by him to the U.S. Coast Guard stating that (i) there\nhas not been and there is not expected to be a qualification on the estate and\n(ii) the decedent’s debts have been paid in full or that the proceeds from\nthe sale of such vessel will be used to apply against the decedent’s\ndebts. The statement shall state the decedent’s name, residence at the\ntime of death, and date of death, and the names of all other persons, if any,\nhaving an interest in the vessel who, if they have reached the age of majority,\nshall signify in writing their consent to such transfer of title.\n\nB. A transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle may be made by a legatee or\ndistributee pursuant to § 46.2-634.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 731, \u00a7 64.1-123.2; 1994, c. 399; 2012, c. 614.","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}}