Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 269 - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act
Section 15-209. - Content of certificate of title.

(a) A certificate of title shall contain:

(1) The date the certificate of title was created;
(2) The name of the owner of record and, if not all owners are listed, an indication that there are additional owners indicated in the files of the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(3) The mailing address of the owner of record;
(4) The hull identification number;
(5) The information listed in subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 15-207;
(6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of section 15-214, the name and mailing address of the secured party of record, if any, and, if not all secured parties are listed, an indication that there are other security interests indicated in the files of the department;
(7) All title brands indicated in the files of the department covering the vessel, including, but not limited to, brands indicated on a certificate of title created by a governmental agency of another jurisdiction and delivered to the department; and
(8) Any other information the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles prescribes.
(b) Nothing in sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, shall preclude the department from noting on a certificate of title the name and mailing address of a secured party that is not a secured party of record.
(c) For each title brand indicated on a certificate of title, the certificate of title shall identify the jurisdiction under whose law the title brand was created or the jurisdiction that created the certificate of title on which the title brand was indicated. If the meaning of a title brand is not easily ascertainable or cannot be accommodated on the certificate of title, the certificate of title may state: “Previously branded in (insert the jurisdiction under whose law the title brand was created or whose certificate of title previously indicated the title brand)”.
(d) If the files of the department indicate that a vessel previously was registered or titled in a foreign country, the department shall indicate on the certificate of title that the vessel was registered or titled in that country.
(e) A written certificate of title shall contain a form that all owners indicated on the certificate of title may sign to evidence consent to a transfer of an ownership interest to another person. The form shall include a certification, signed under penalty of false statement, that the statements made are true and correct to the best of each owner's knowledge, information and belief.
(P.A. 14-63, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 14-63 effective January 1, 2016.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics

Chapter 269 - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act

Section 15-201. - Short title: Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act.

Section 15-202. - Definitions.

Section 15-203. - Applicability.

Section 15-204. - Supplemental principles of law and equity.

Section 15-205. - Applicable law governing vessel covered by certificate of title.

Section 15-206. - Certificate of title required, when. Exceptions.

Section 15-207. - Application for certificate of title.

Section 15-208. - Responsibilities of Department of Motor Vehicles re application for, creation of and cancellation of certificate of title.

Section 15-209. - Content of certificate of title.

Section 15-210. - File retention responsibilities of Department of Motor Vehicles.

Section 15-211. - Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities re creation of written certificate of title.

Section 15-212. - Legal effect of certificate of title.

Section 15-213. - Possession of certificate of title. Effect re possessory rights to a vessel.

Section 15-214. - Perfection of security interest.

Section 15-215. - Termination statement; requirements.

Section 15-216. - Transfer of ownership.

Section 15-217. - Effect of incorrect or missing information.

Section 15-218. - Secured party's transfer statement, defined. Department of Motor Vehicles' duties upon acceptance.

Section 15-219. - Transfer-by-law statement. Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities re acceptance.

Section 15-220. - Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities re application for transfer of ownership or termination of security interest without signed certificate of title.

Section 15-221. - Replacement certificate of title.

Section 15-222. - Rights of a purchaser of a vessel.

Section 15-223. - Effect of perfected or nonperfected security interest.

Section 15-224. - Records re vessel's ownership and certificate of title retained by Department of Motor Vehicles.

Section 15-225. - Uniformity of application and construction.

Section 15-226. - Operation of Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act with respect to federal act.

Section 15-227. - Savings clause.

Section 15-228. - Fees.

Section 15-229. - Department of Motor Vehicles' provision of forms and investigatory and rule-making authority. Regulations.

Section 15-230. - Hearing.

Section 15-231. - Appeal.

Section 15-232. - Penalties.