Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 52-7-5. Numbering of Vessels; Requirements; Fees

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After July 1, 2017, the General Assembly shall not increase the cost of any fee provided for in this subsection by more than 20 percent.
History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 235, §§ 6, 7; Ga. L. 1965, p. 251, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 487, §§ 3-6; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427, § 6; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1632, §§ 5-7; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1182, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 738, §§ 2-4; Ga. L. 1981, p. 147, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 52; Ga. L. 1987, p. 567, §§ 3, 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 52; Ga. L. 1992, p. 470, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 998, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 351, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1276, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 558, § 5/SB 121; Ga. L. 2013, p. 892, § 1/HB 497; Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 19/HB 208; Ga. L. 2019, p. 755, § 4/HB 314.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, inserted “or title” in paragraph (e)(3), throughout subsections (f) and (k), and in paragraphs (m)(1), (m)(2), and (n)(2); in subsection (a), inserted “a certificate of” in the middle of the first sentence and added the third sentence; inserted “on” in the middle of the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1); in paragraph (b)(4), inserted “on state waters” in the middle of the first sentence and added the second sentence; inserted “or titled” near the beginning of subsection (f); added the second sentence in subsection (g); in subsection (h), in the first sentence, inserted “title,” near the middle, inserted “or accept applications for registration or titling” in the middle, and inserted “or collection and maintenance of information” near the end, and, in the middle of the second sentence, inserted “title or” and inserted “or provided direction and instruction”; substituted “30” for “15” preceding “days” in the middle of subsection (k); and substituted “certificate of number or title” for “certificate or number” near the beginning of paragraph (n)(2).
Cross references.
Identification numbers and letters for commercial fishing boats, § 27-4-117 .
Identification numbers and letters on boats used for taking shrimp, § 27-4-133 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1992, p. 470, §§ 4 and 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provide: “The General Assembly declares its intent to use the increases and changes in fees provided in this Act to fund the acquisition and management of lands and waters, by and through the Department of Natural Resources, for fish hatcheries; for wildlife restoration, propagation, protection, preservation, research, or management; for public hunting, fishing, or trapping; and for related recreational areas. The General Assembly further recognizes the importance of wildlife related recreation and the need to provide greater opportunities for such recreation and public lands in the face of rapid woodland development and appropriation of existing wildlife habitat. The General Assembly further declares its intent to ensure that the funding provided by hunters and fishermen through the payment of these license fee increases and changes will fund the acquisition of fish and wildlife habitat and public recreational areas.
“This Act shall become effective on April 1, 1992, or as soon thereafter as it is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval; provided, however, that the fees which are increased in Sections 1 and 3 of this Act shall on March 31, 2012, be reduced to the level of such fees prior to the effective date of this Act.”
Ga. L. 2009, p. 787, § 10/hb 326, eliminated the automatic reduction of rates provided by Ga. L. 1992, p. 470, § 5.
Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 20/HB 208, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2017.
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.