(1) Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, purports to sell or transfer a vessel for which a certificate of title is required without delivering to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title thereto which is duly assigned to the purchaser as provided in this chapter or who operates or uses in this state a vessel for which a certificate of title is required, without the certificate having been obtained in accordance with this chapter, or upon which the certificate of title has been canceled;
(2) Fails to surrender any certificate of title, certificate of registration, or sticker upon cancellation of the same by the department and notice thereof as prescribed in this chapter;
(3) Fails to surrender the certificate of title to the department as provided in this chapter when the vessel has been destroyed, dismantled, or changed so that it is not the vessel described in the certificate of title; or
(4) Violates any of the other provisions of this chapter, or any lawful rule adopted under this chapter,
is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for each offense.
History.—s. 67, ch. 96-413.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 328 - Vessels: Title Certificates; Liens; Registration
Part I - Vessels; Title Certificates; Liens (Ss. 328.001-328.38)
328.01 - Application for certificate of title.
328.015 - Duties and operation of the department.
328.02 - Law governing vessel covered by certificate of title.
328.03 - Certificate of title required.
328.04 - Content of certificate of title.
328.055 - Maintenance of and access to files.
328.06 - Action required on creation of certificate of title.
328.065 - Effect of possession of certificate of title; judicial process.
328.07 - Hull identification number required.
328.09 - Refusal to issue and authority to cancel a certificate of title or registration.
328.101 - Effect of missing or incorrect information.
328.11 - Duplicate certificate of title.
328.12 - Perfection of security interest.
328.125 - Termination statement.
328.13 - Manufacturer’s statement of origin to be furnished.
328.14 - Rights of purchaser other than secured party.
328.145 - Rights of secured party.
328.15 - Notice of lien on vessel; recording.
328.16 - Issuance in duplicate; delivery; liens and encumbrances.
328.165 - Cancellation of certificates.
328.17 - Nonjudicial sale of vessels.
328.18 - Power to conduct investigations.
328.22 - Transfer of ownership.
328.23 - Transfer of ownership by secured party’s transfer statement.
328.24 - Transfer by operation of law.
328.25 - Supplemental principles of law and equity.
328.30 - Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.
328.37 - Validity of rights, duties, and interests flowing from law prior to ch. 2019-76.