                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXEMPTION FROM NUMBERING REQUIREMENTS (§ 29.1-710)

A motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:

1. A motorboat which has been awarded a number pursuant to federal law or a
federally approved numbering system of another state if the boat has been within
the Commonwealth for less than ninety consecutive days.

2. A motorboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the
waters of the Commonwealth.

3. A motorboat which is used in a governmental function by the United States, a
state or a subdivision of the state.

4. A ship&#8217;s lifeboat.

5. A vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the Bureau of Customs of
the United States government or any federal agency successor thereto.

6. A racing boat used during an authorized race and during a twenty-four-hour
period before and after the race.

7. A motorboat belonging to a class of vessels which has been exempted from
numbering by a regulation adopted by the Board after the Board has found that
applicable federal law or federal regulation has exempted, or permitted the
exemption of, such class of vessels.

8. A motorboat for which (i) a valid temporary registration certificate has been
issued by the Department or an authorized agent of the Department, and (ii) an
application has been made for a permanent registration and title (if
applicable).

HISTORY: 1960, c. 500, § 62-174.7; 1962, c. 626; 1964, c. 654; 1968, c. 659, §
62.1-173; 1972, c. 412; 1987, c. 488; 1995, c. 241.