Boat Registration and Identification

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Boat Registration and Identification.” It is part of Chapter 7 “Boating Laws”, which is part of Title 29.1 “Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating”. It contains 16 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 16 sections.

§ 29.1-700	Definitions
§ 29.1-701	Department to administer chapter; Motorboat Committee; funds for administration; records; rules and regulations
§ 29.1-701.1	Authority of Board to set fees
§ 29.1-702	Registration requirements; display of numbers; cancellation of certificate; exemption
§ 29.1-702.1	Making false affidavit or swearing falsely, perjury; penalty
§ 29.1-703	Identification numbers required; decals
§ 29.1-703.1	Temporary registration certificate; fee; application
§ 29.1-703.2	Designation of agents; compensation to agents; deposit of temporary registration certificate moneys
§ 29.1-704	Recording previously awarded numbers
§ 29.1-705	Change of ownership of motorboat; lost certificates
§ 29.1-706	Agents awarding numbers
§ 29.1-707	Records
§ 29.1-708	Transfer, destruction or abandonment of motorboat
§ 29.1-709	Change of address of certificate holder
§ 29.1-710	Exemption from numbering requirements
§ 29.1-711	Dealers and manufacturers of motorboats