Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 52-7-4. Requirement as to Numbering of Vessels; Titling; Requirements for Hull Damaged Vessels

History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 235, § 5; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 4; Ga. L. 1987, p. 567, § 2; Ga. L. 1988, p. 410, § 2; Ga. L. 2019, p. 755, § 3/HB 314.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a) and added subsections (b) through (g).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2019, p. 755, § 1/HB 314, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act.’ ”
Ga. L. 2019, p. 755, § 2/HB 314, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The General Assembly finds that:
“(1) Titles for vessels in this state would deter and impede theft;
“(2) Titles for vessels in this state would facilitate the ownership, transfer, and financing of such vessels; and
“(3) Titling of vessels would create equity and fairness for the selling of vessels by dealers, brokers, agents, private parties, and manufacturers.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft

Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 52-7-1. Short Title

§ 52-7-2. Declaration of Policy

§ 52-7-3. Definitions

§ 52-7-4. Requirement as to Numbering of Vessels; Titling; Requirements for Hull Damaged Vessels

§ 52-7-5. Numbering of Vessels; Requirements; Fees

§ 52-7-6. Exemptions From Numbering Requirements

§ 52-7-7. Dealers’ Vessels

§ 52-7-7.1. Hull Identification Numbers Required; Penalty for Violations

§ 52-7-7.2. Display of Hull Identification Numbers on New Vessels

§ 52-7-7.3. Seizure of Vessels Without Hull Identification Numbers; Seizure of Related Property; Inspections

§ 52-7-7.5. Counterfeit Hull Identification Numbers; Penalty

§ 52-7-7.6. Exception to Requirement for Hull Identification Numbers

§ 52-7-8. Classification of Vessels; Required Equipment

§ 52-7-8.1. Discharge of Sewage From Vessels on Lakes; Use of Vessels With Marine Toilets on Protected Fresh Waters; Certificate and Recordation Requirements

§ 52-7-8.2. Restrictions on Operation of Personal Watercraft

§ 52-7-8.3. Operation of Watercraft; Identification; Operation by Minors

§ 52-7-8.4. Definitions; Anchorage Restriction Areas; Permit Requirement for Long-Term Anchoring in Estuarine Areas; Short-Term Anchoring; Safe Harbor; Exceptions

§ 52-7-9. Boat Liveries

§ 52-7-10. Exhausts to Be Muffled; Exemptions; Noise Level Testing

§ 52-7-11. Lights

§ 52-7-12. Operation of Watercraft While Under Influence of Alcohol, Toxic Vapors, or Drugs; Legal Drug Use Not Exempted; Blood and Other Chemical Tests; Test Refusal; Owner’s Liability for Allowing Another to Operate While Intoxicated; Civil and Cri...

§ 52-7-12.1. Reckless Operation of Vessel or Other Water Device

§ 52-7-12.2. Homicide by Vessel

§ 52-7-12.3. Feticide by Vessel

§ 52-7-12.4. Serious Injury by Vessel

§ 52-7-12.5. Ordering Drug, Alcohol, or Other Substance Tests; Implied Consent Warning; Reports; Suspension; Hearing; Certificate of Inspection

§ 52-7-12.6. Terms of Suspension; Return of Operating Privilege; Operation When Suspended

§ 52-7-12.7. Suspension of Privileges to Operate a Vessel Upon Waters of This State for Violations of Vessel Laws

§ 52-7-13. Boating Safety Zones; Restrictions on Use of Motors and Operation of Houseboats on Certain Lakes; Exceptions

§ 52-7-14. Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties; Salvage Rights

§ 52-7-15. Furnishing Information to Federal Officials and Agencies

§ 52-7-16. Towing Persons on Water Skis, Aquaplanes, Surfboards or Similar Device

§ 52-7-17. Speed and Load Restrictions; Riding of Bow or Gunwale of Vessel

§ 52-7-18. Rules of the Road for Boat Traffic

§ 52-7-19. Regattas, Boat Races, Marine Parades, Tournaments, and Exhibitions

§ 52-7-20. Operation of Vessels in Vicinity of Regulatory Markers and Aids to Navigation; Tampering With Regulatory Markers and Aids to Navigation

§ 52-7-21. Local Regulations Concerning Operation, Equipment, Numbering, and Other Matters Relating to Vessels

§ 52-7-22. Comprehensive Boating Educational Programs; Required Completion; Exception

§ 52-7-23. Power of Board of Natural Resources to Adopt Rules and Regulations

§ 52-7-24. Filing and Publication of Rules and Regulations and Amendments Thereto

§ 52-7-25. Enforcement of Article

§ 52-7-26. Penalty