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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65019</law_id><section_number>29.1-710</section_number><catch_line>Exemption from numbering requirements</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>29.1-703</reference><reference>29.1-704</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="29.1">Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="7">Boating Laws</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Boat Registration and Identification</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A <span class="dictionary">motorboat</span> shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A <span class="dictionary">motorboat</span> which has been awarded a number pursuant to federal <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-236688" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-710/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A <span class="dictionary">motorboat</span> from a country other than the United States temporarily using the <span class="dictionary">waters of the Commonwealth</span>. <a id="paragraph-236689" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-710/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A <span class="dictionary">motorboat</span> which is used in a governmental function by the United States, a state or a subdivision of the state. <a id="paragraph-236690" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-710/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> A ship&#x2019;s lifeboat. <a id="paragraph-236691" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-710/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> A <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-236692" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-710/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> A racing boat used during an authorized race and during a twenty-four-hour period before and after the race. <a id="paragraph-236693" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-710/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> A <span class="dictionary">motorboat</span> belonging to a class of <span class="dictionary">vessels</span> which has been exempted from numbering by a <span class="dictionary">regulation</span> adopted by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> after the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> has found that applicable federal <span class="dictionary">law</span> or federal <span class="dictionary">regulation</span> has exempted, or permitted the exemption of, such class of <span class="dictionary">vessels</span>. <a id="paragraph-236694" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-710/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="8"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> A <span class="dictionary">motorboat</span> for which (i) a valid temporary registration certificate has been issued by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> or an authorized agent of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, and (ii) an application has been made for a permanent registration and title (if applicable). <a id="paragraph-236695" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-710/#8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1960, c. 500, &#xA7; 62-174.7; 1962, c. 626; 1964, c. 654; 1968, c. 659, &#xA7; 62.1-173; 1972, c. 412; 1987, c. 488; 1995, c. 241.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
