                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS; DISPLAY OF NUMBERS; CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE;
EXEMPTION (§ 29.1-702)

A. 1. The owner of each motorboat requiring numbering by the Commonwealth shall
file an application for a number with the Department on forms approved by it.
The owner of the motorboat or the owner&#8217;s agent shall sign the application
and pay the following boat registration fee:
			a. For a motorboat under 16 feet, $18;
			b. For a motorboat 16 feet to less than 20 feet, $22;
			c. For a motorboat 20 feet to less than 40 feet, $28;
			d. For a motorboat 40 feet and over, $36.

   2. Owners, other than manufacturers or dealers, of more than 10 motorboats
   numbered by the Commonwealth, shall pay $18 each for the first 10 such boats
   and $12 for each additional boat.

   3. Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the Department shall have
   the application entered upon the records of its office and issue to the
   applicant a certificate of number stating the identification number awarded to
   the motorboat and the name, address and a social security number or numbers,
   or federal tax identification number of the owner or owners. Any certificate
   issued in accordance with this chapter shall expire three years from the last
   day of the month in which it was issued. Upon proper application and payment
   of fee, and in the discretion of the Director, the certificate may be renewed.

B. The owner shall paint on or attach to each side of the bow of the motorboat
the identification number in the manner prescribed by rules and regulations of
the Board. The number shall be maintained in legible condition. The certificate
of number shall be pocket-size and shall be available for inspection on the
motorboat for which issued whenever such motorboat is in operation. However, the
certificate of number for any vessel less than 26 feet in length, and leased or
rented to another for the lessee&#8217;s noncommercial use for less than 24
hours, may be retained on shore by the vessel&#8217;s owner or his
representative at the place at which the vessel departs and returns to the
possession of the owner or his representative, provided the vessel is
appropriately identified as to its owner while in use under such lease or
rental.

C. No number other than the number awarded to a motorboat or granted reciprocity
pursuant to this chapter shall be displayed on either side of the bow of the
motorboat.

D. The Department is authorized to cancel and recall any certificate of number
issued by the Department when it appears proper payment has not been made for
the certificate of number or when the certificate has been improperly or
erroneously issued.

E. Any motorboat purchased and used by a nonprofit volunteer emergency medical
services agency or volunteer fire department shall be exempt from the
registration fees imposed by subsection A.

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; 1990, c. 321; 1991, c. 82; 1992, c. 250; 2012, c. 233; 2015, cc.
502, 503.