A. The law of the state or other jurisdiction under whose certificate of title a watercraft is covered governs all issues relating to the certificate from the time the watercraft becomes covered by the certificate until the watercraft becomes covered by another certificate or becomes a documented watercraft, even if no other relationship exists between the jurisdiction and the watercraft or its owner.
B. A watercraft becomes covered by a certificate of title when an application for the certificate and the applicable fee are delivered to the Department in accordance with this article or to the governmental agency that creates a certificate in another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction.
2013, c. 787.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
§ 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
§ 29.1-704. Recording previously awarded numbers
§ 29.1-705. Change of ownership of motorboat; lost certificates
§ 29.1-706. Agents awarding numbers
§ 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
§ 29.1-733.4. Supplemental principles of law and equity
§ 29.1-733.5. Law governing watercraft covered by certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.6. Certificate of title required
§ 29.1-733.7. Application for certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.8. Creation and cancellation of certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.9. Content of certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.11. Maintenance of and access to files
§ 29.1-733.12. Action required on creation of certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.13. Effect of certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.14. Effect of possession of certificate of title; judicial process; levy; penalty
§ 29.1-733.15. Perfection of security interest
§ 29.1-733.16. Termination statement; delivery of certificate of title; penalty
§ 29.1-733.17. Transfer of ownership
§ 29.1-733.18. Effect of missing or incorrect information
§ 29.1-733.19. Transfer of ownership by secured party's transfer statement
§ 29.1-733.20. Transfer by operation of law
§ 29.1-733.22. Replacement certificate of title
§ 29.1-733.23. Rights of purchaser other than secured party
§ 29.1-733.24. Rights of secured party
§ 29.1-733.25. Acquiring title to an abandoned watercraft
§ 29.1-733.26. Duties and operation of the Department
§ 29.1-733.27. Uniformity of application and construction
§ 29.1-733.28. Relationship to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
§ 29.1-734.1. Skin and scuba divers
§ 29.1-735. Regulations for vessel operation and equipment
§ 29.1-735.1. Board authorized to promulgate regulations for seaplanes
§ 29.1-735.2. Boating safety education required; Board to promulgate regulations
§ 29.1-735.3. Regulation of parasail operators
§ 29.1-736. Boat rentals; equipment; safety course
§ 29.1-738.01. Operating boat in an improper manner; penalty
§ 29.1-738.03. Reckless operation of a personal watercraft
§ 29.1-738.1. Analysis of breath to determine alcohol content of blood
§ 29.1-738.2. Consent to blood or breath test
§ 29.1-738.3. Presumptions from alcohol or drug content
§ 29.1-738.4. Additional penalty for reckless or intoxicated operation of a watercraft or motorboat
§ 29.1-738.5. Participation in rehabilitation program
§ 29.1-738.6. When arrested person operating a vessel; how vessel removed from scene of arrest
§ 29.1-739.1. Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop; attempts to elude; penalty
§ 29.1-739.2. Conservation police officers to patrol lakes
§ 29.1-740. Duty to stop and render assistance; penalties for violations
§ 29.1-741. Furnishing information to agency of United States
§ 29.1-742. Towing water skis, surfboards, etc.
§ 29.1-744. Local regulation; application for placement or removal of "no wake" buoys, etc.
§ 29.1-744.3. Slacken speed and control wakes near structures
§ 29.1-744.4. "Pass-through" zones; local ordinances; penalties
§ 29.1-745. Enforcement of chapter; vessels displaying Coast Guard inspection decal
§ 29.1-748. Restrictions on operation; penalty
§ 29.1-748.1. Local ordinances; operation on lakes; minimum distance from shoreline; penalty
§ 29.1-749. Owner of personal watercraft permitting violation; penalty
§ 29.1-749.1. Identification of personal watercraft rentals
§ 29.1-749.2. Local regulation of personal watercraft rentals; penalty
§ 29.1-749.3. Personal watercraft instruction; rental agents