                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF MOTORBOAT; LOST CERTIFICATES (§ 29.1-705)

Should the ownership of a numbered motorboat change, a new application form with
the appropriate fee as provided in § 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. 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.

HISTORY: 1960, c. 500, § 62-174.5; 1962, c. 626; 1964, c. 654; 1968, c. 659, §
62.1-170; 1970, c. 240; 1972, c. 412; 1980, c. 256; 1983, c. 126; 1986, c. 125;
1987, c. 488.