Florida Statutes
Title XXIV - Vessels

327.331 - Divers; Definitions; Divers-Down Warning Device Required; Obstruction to Navigation of Certain Waters; Penalty. - (1) As used in this section: (a) “Diver” means a...

327.34 - Incapacity of Operator. - History.—s. 4, ch. 63-105; s. 1, ch. 65-361. Note.—Former s....

327.35 - Boating Under the Influence; Penalties; “Designated drivers.” - (1) A person is guilty of the offense of boating...

327.352 - Tests for Alcohol, Chemical Substances, or Controlled Substances; Implied Consent; Refusal. - (1)(a)1. The Legislature declares that the operation of a vessel...

327.35215 - Penalty for Failure to Submit to Test. - (1) A person lawfully arrested for an alleged violation of...

327.353 - Blood Test for Impairment or Intoxication in Cases of Death or Serious Bodily Injury; Right to Use Reasonable Force. - (1)(a) If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to...

327.354 - Presumption of Impairment; Testing Methods. - (1) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in s....

327.355 - Operation of Vessels by Persons Under 21 Years of Age Who Have Consumed Alcoholic Beverages. - (1)(a) Notwithstanding s. 327.35, it is unlawful for a person...

327.359 - Refusal to Submit to Testing; Penalties. - (1) Who the arresting law enforcement officer had probable cause...

327.36 - Mandatory Adjudication; Prohibition Against Accepting Plea to Lesser Included Offense. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 948.01, no court may...

327.37 - Water Skis, Parasails, Aquaplanes, Kiteboarding, Kitesurfing, and Moored Ballooning Regulated. - (1)(a) A person may not operate a vessel on any...

327.371 - Human-Powered Vessels Regulated. - (1) A person may operate a human-powered vessel within the...

327.375 - Commercial Parasailing. - (1) The operator of a vessel engaged in commercial parasailing...

327.38 - Skiing Prohibited While Intoxicated or Under Influence of Drugs. - History.—s. 4, ch. 59-400; s. 8, ch. 63-105; s. 1,...

327.39 - Personal Watercraft Regulated. - (1) A person may not operate a personal watercraft unless...

327.391 - Airboats Regulated. - (1) The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on...

327.395 - Boating Safety Education. - (1) A person born on or after January 1, 1988,...

327.40 - Uniform Waterway Markers. - (1) Waters of this state shall be marked only in...

327.41 - Uniform Waterway Regulatory Markers. - (1) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 120...

327.4107 - Vessels at Risk of Becoming Derelict on Waters of This State. - (1) To prevent vessels in neglected or deteriorating condition from...

327.4108 - Anchoring of Vessels in Anchoring Limitation Areas. - (1) The following densely populated urban areas, which have narrow...

327.4109 - Anchoring or Mooring Prohibited; Exceptions; Penalties. - (1)(a) The owner or operator of a vessel or floating...

327.42 - Mooring to or Damaging of Uniform Waterway Markers Prohibited. - (1) No person shall moor or fasten a vessel to...

327.43 - Silver Glen Run and Silver Glen Springs; Navigation Channel. - History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 94-341; s. 26, ch....

327.44 - Interference With Navigation; Relocation or Removal; Recovery of Costs. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Gross...

327.45 - Protection Zones for Springs. - (1) As used in this section, the term “navigable waters...

327.46 - Boating-Restricted Areas. - (1) Boating-restricted areas, including, but not limited to, restrictions of...

327.461 - Safety Zones, Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, and Naval Vessel Protection Zones; Prohibited Entry; Penalties. - (1)(a) A person may not knowingly operate a vessel, or...

327.462 - Temporary Protection Zones for Spaceflight Launches and Recovery of Spaceflight Assets. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Launch...

327.463 - Special Hazards. - (1) For purposes of this section, a vessel: (a) Is...

327.47 - Competitive Grant Programs. - History.—s. 5, ch. 2003-156.

327.48 - Regattas, Races, Marine Parades, Tournaments, or Exhibitions. - History.—s. 6, ch. 59-400; s. 10, ch. 63-105; s. 1,...

327.49 - Testing Vessels and Vessel Motors. - History.—s. 17, ch. 2000-362.

327.50 - Vessel Safety Regulations; Equipment and Lighting Requirements. - (1)(a) The owner and operator of every vessel on the...

327.52 - Maximum Loading and Horsepower. - (1) Except for sailboats, canoes, kayaks, and inflatable boats, this...

327.521 - No-Discharge Zones. - (1) Effective immediately upon approval by the United States Environmental...

327.53 - Marine Sanitation. - (1) Every vessel 26 feet or more in length which...

327.54 - Liveries; Safety Regulations; Penalty. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Advertise”...

327.56 - Safety and Marine Sanitation Equipment Inspections; Qualified. - (1) No officer shall board any vessel to make a...

327.58 - Jurisdiction. - History.—s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 27, ch. 79-334; s. 10,...

327.59 - Marina Evacuations. - (1) Except as provided in this section, marinas may not...

327.60 - Local Regulations; Limitations. - (1) The provisions of this chapter and chapter 328 shall...

327.65 - Muffling Devices. - (1) The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on...

327.66 - Carriage of Gasoline on Vessels. - (1)(a) A person shall not: 1. Possess or operate any...

327.70 - Enforcement of This Chapter and Chapter 328. - (1) This chapter and chapter 328 shall be enforced by...

327.71 - Exemption. - History.—s. 11, ch. 81-100; s. 31, ch. 99-245.

327.72 - Penalties. - History.—s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 304, ch. 71-136; s. 1,...

327.73 - Noncriminal Infractions. - (1) Violations of the following provisions of the vessel laws...

327.731 - Mandatory Education for Violators. - (1) A person convicted of a criminal violation under this...

327.74 - Uniform Boating Citations. - (1) The commission shall prepare, and supply to every law...

327.803 - Boating Advisory Council. - (1) The Boating Advisory Council is created within the Fish...

327.804 - Compilation of Statistics on Boating Accidents and Violations. - History.—s. 5, ch. 96-187; s. 35, ch. 99-245.

Chapter 328 - Vessels: Title Certificates; Liens; Registration

Part I - Vessels; Title Certificates; Liens (Ss. 328.001-328.38)

328.001 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2019-76. 1Note.—Effective July 1, 2023.

328.0015 - Definitions. - (1) As used in this part, the term: (a) “Barge”...

328.01 - Application for certificate of title. - (1)(a) The owner of a vessel which is required to...

328.015 - Duties and operation of the department. - (1) The department shall retain the evidence used to establish...

328.02 - Law governing vessel covered by certificate of title. - (1) The law of the state under which a vessel’s...

328.03 - Certificate of title required. - (1) Each vessel that is operated, used, or stored on...

328.04 - Content of certificate of title. - (1) A certificate of title must contain: (a) The date...

328.045 - Title brands. - (1) Unless subsection (3) applies, at or before the time...

328.05 - Crimes relating to certificates of title to, or other indicia of ownership of, vessels; penalties. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to procure or...

328.055 - Maintenance of and access to files. - (1) For each record relating to a certificate of title...

328.06 - Action required on creation of certificate of title. - (1) On creation of a written certificate of title, the...

328.065 - Effect of possession of certificate of title; judicial process. - History.—s. 11, ch. 2019-76. 1Note.—Effective July 1, 2023.

328.07 - Hull identification number required. - (1) No person shall operate, use, or store on the...

328.09 - Refusal to issue and authority to cancel a certificate of title or registration. - (1) If the department determines at any time that an...

328.101 - Effect of missing or incorrect information. - History.—s. 13, ch. 2019-76. 1Note.—Effective July 1, 2023.

328.11 - Duplicate certificate of title. - (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may...

328.12 - Perfection of security interest. - (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a security...

328.125 - Termination statement. - (1) A secured party indicated in the files of the...

328.13 - Manufacturer’s statement of origin to be furnished. - (1) Any person selling a new vessel in this state...

328.14 - Rights of purchaser other than secured party. - (1) A buyer in ordinary course of business has the...

328.145 - Rights of secured party. - (1) Subject to subsection (2), the effect of perfection and...

328.15 - Notice of lien on vessel; recording. - (1) No lien for purchase money or as security for...

328.16 - Issuance in duplicate; delivery; liens and encumbrances. - (1) The department shall assign a number to each certificate...

328.165 - Cancellation of certificates. - 1(1) If it appears that a certificate of title has...

328.17 - Nonjudicial sale of vessels. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that any...

328.18 - Power to conduct investigations. - History.—s. 10, ch. 84-184; s. 62, ch. 95-333.

328.19 - Penalty. - History.—s. 4, ch. 67-586; s. 305, ch. 71-136; s. 8,...

328.195 - Legislative intent. - History.—s. 4, ch. 67-586. Note.—Former s. 371.83.

328.20 - Disposition of fees. - History.—s. 18, ch. 84-184; s. 161, ch. 94-356; s. 63,...

328.21 - Transfer without delivery of certificate; operation or use without certificate; failure to surrender; other violations. - (1) Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, purports...

328.215 - Application for transfer of ownership or termination of security interest without certificate of title. - (1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 328.23 or s....

328.22 - Transfer of ownership. - (1) On voluntary transfer of an ownership interest in a...

328.23 - Transfer of ownership by secured party’s transfer statement. - (1) In this section, “secured party’s transfer statement” means a...

328.24 - Transfer by operation of law. - (1) In this section, “by operation of law” means pursuant...

328.25 - Supplemental principles of law and equity. - History.—s. 26, ch. 2019-76. 1Note.—Effective July 1, 2023.

328.30 - Transactions by electronic or telephonic means. - (1) The department may accept any application provided for under...

328.35 - Rulemaking. - History.—s. 27, ch. 2019-76. 1Note.—Effective July 1, 2023.

328.37 - Validity of rights, duties, and interests flowing from law prior to ch. 2019-76. - (1) The rights, duties, and interests flowing from a transaction,...

328.38 - Applicability. - History.—s. 32, ch. 2019-76. 1Note.—Effective July 1, 2023.

Part II - Vessel Registration (Ss. 328.40-328.80)

328.40 - Administration of vessel registration and titling laws; records. - (1) The administration of vessel registration and titling as set...

328.42 - Suspension or denial of a vessel registration due to support delinquency; dishonored checks. - (1) The department shall work cooperatively with the Department of...

328.46 - Operation of registered vessels. - (1) Every vessel that is required to be registered and...

328.48 - Vessel registration, application, certificate, number, decal, duplicate certificate. - (1)(a) The owner of each vessel required by this law...

328.52 - Special manufacturers’ and dealers’ number. - (1) The description of a vessel used for demonstration, sales...

328.54 - Federal numbering system adopted. - (1) The vessel registration number issued shall be of the...

328.56 - Vessel registration number. - (1) A vessel operated, used, and stored exclusively on private...

328.58 - Reciprocity of nonresident or alien vessels. - (1) Another state pursuant to a federally approved numbering system...

328.60 - Military personnel; registration; penalties. - History.—ss. 1, 5, ch. 67-586; s. 302, ch. 71-136; s....

328.62 - Only authorized number to be used. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-399; s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 6,...

328.64 - Change of interest and address. - (1) The owner shall furnish the Department of Highway Safety...

328.65 - Legislative intent with respect to registration and numbering of vessels. - History.—s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 8, ch. 74-327; s. 6,...

328.66 - County and municipality optional registration fee. - (1) Any county may impose an annual registration fee on...

328.68 - Exemption of vessels and outboard motors from personal property tax; temporary certificate of registration; vessel registration certificate fee. - (1) Every vessel registered as provided herein, and outboard motor...

328.70 - Legislative intent with respect to uniform registration fee, classification of vessels. - (1) It is declared to be the intent of the...

328.72 - Classification; registration; fees and charges; surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers. - (1) VESSEL REGISTRATION FEE.— (a) Vessels that are required to...

328.73 - Registration; duties of tax collectors. - (1)(a) The tax collectors in the counties of the state,...

328.735 - Advanced registration renewal; procedures. - (1) The owner of any vessel currently registered in this...

328.74 - Stickers or emblems for the Save the Manatee Trust Fund. - History.—s. 4, ch. 91-199; s. 156, ch. 94-356; s. 20,...

328.76 - Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; vessel registration funds; appropriation and distribution. - (1) Except as otherwise specified in this subsection and less...

328.78 - Crimes relating to registration decals; penalties. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to make, alter,...

328.80 - Transactions by electronic or telephonic means. - History.—s. 24, ch. 97-300; s. 36, ch. 99-245; s. 32,...

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Florida Statutes Title XXIV - Vessels

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Title XXIV - Vessels