(1) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective March 1, 2022. ] The owner of each vessel requiring numbering by this state shall file an application for a number with the division or any representative approved by the division on forms approved and furnished by the division. The owner of the vessel must sign the application and pay an application fee as specified by the commission by rule; except that those vessels owned and operated by the state or any political subdivision of the state must be registered without payment of a registration fee. Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the division or its representative shall issue to the applicant a registration stating the number issued to the vessel. The number issued shall be painted on or attached to each side of the bow on the forward half of the vessel or, if there are no such sides, at a corresponding location on both sides of the foredeck of the vessel for which it is issued. The number issued must read from left to right in block characters of good proportion having a minimum of three inches in height, excluding border or trim, and of a color that contrasts with the color of the background, and must remain clearly visible and legible. Other numbers must not be carried on the bow of the vessel. Any person who fails to display a vessel number as required in this subsection (1) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars.
(2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective March 1, 2022. ] The registration shall be of pocket size and shall be on board and available at all times for inspection whenever the vessel for which it is issued is in operation in this state. Any person who violates this subsection (2) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars. If a registration is lost or destroyed, the owner shall, within fifteen days, notify the division. The notification shall be in writing, shall describe the circumstances of the loss or destruction, and shall be accompanied by a fee for a replacement registration as required under section 33-12-101.
Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 898, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 95: (1) and (2) amended, p. 971, § 16, effective July 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 782, § 6, effective May 23. L. 2003: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1945, § 17, effective May 22. L. 2012: (3) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1225, § 57, effective June 4. L. 2018: (1) amended, (HB 18-1139), ch. 71, p. 634, § 4, effective August 8. L. 2021: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3264, § 568, effective March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1139, see section 1 of chapter 71, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
Structure Colorado Code
§ 33-13-101. Legislative Declaration
§ 33-13-103. Numbering of Vessels Required - Rules
§ 33-13-104. Application for Vessel Number
§ 33-13-105. Seizure of Vessels by Officers
§ 33-13-106. Equipment Requirements
§ 33-13-107.1. Minimum Age of Motorboat Operators - Youth Education
§ 33-13-108. Prohibited Vessel Operations - Rules
§ 33-13-108.1. Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence - Definitions
§ 33-13-108.2. Operating a Vessel While the Privilege to Operate Is Suspended
§ 33-13-108.3. Records to Be Kept by the Division
§ 33-13-109. Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties - Rules
§ 33-13-111. Authority to Close Waters - Rules
§ 33-13-112. Enforcement - Applicability
§ 33-13-113. Municipal Corporations or Organizations - Powers