(a) General rule.--The commission shall, within one year of the date of enactment of this subchapter, promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, including regulations pertaining to, but not limited to:
(1) Application procedure for certificates of title.
(2) Contents of applications.
(3) Boats brought into this Commonwealth from outside of this Commonwealth.
(4) Boats purchased from dealers.
(5) Boats sold or transferred privately.
(6) Specially constructed or reconstructed boats.
(7) Delivery of certificate of title.
(8) Duplicate or replacement titles.
(9) Transfer of ownership of boats.
(10) Transfer to or from manufacturer or dealer.
(11) Repossession of boats.
(12) Boats which are junked, destroyed, lost, stolen or abandoned.
(13) Voluntary titling of boats by owners prior to sale or transfer.
(14) Suspension or cancellation of certificate of title.
(15) Creation and perfection of security interests in boats.
(16) Assignments of security interests.
(17) Satisfaction of security interests.
(18) Recordkeeping, documentation and information verification regarding boats.
(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates a rule or regulation
promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the
third degree.
(Nov. 3, 1999, P.L.447, No.41, eff. Jan. 1, 2000)
1999 Amendment. Act 41 amended subsec. (b).
Effective Date. Section 4(1) of Act 73 of 1996 provided that section 5325 shall take effect in 60 days.
Cross References. Section 5325 is referred to in section 5328 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats
Section 5301 - Registration of motorboats required
Section 5303 - Voluntary and special registrations
Section 5305 - Application for registration
Section 5306 - Certificate of registration
Section 5307 - Dealer registration
Section 5308 - Period of registration
Section 5309 - Change of address of registrant
Section 5310 - Display of registration number
Section 5311 - Tampering with identification numbers or capacity plates
Section 5312 - Transfer, destruction or abandonment of boat
Section 5313 - Records open to public
Section 5321 - Certificate of title required
Section 5322 - When certificate of title not required
Section 5323 - Content and effect of certificate of title
Section 5324 - Refusing issuance of certificate of title
Section 5325 - Rules and regulations
Section 5326 - Offenses relating to titling
Section 5331 - Scope of subchapter
Section 5334 - Notice for boats and related equipment
Section 5335 - Notice for watercraft trailers
Section 5336 - Responsibility of commission
Section 5337 - Publication for boats and related equipment
Section 5338 - Publication for watercraft trailers