§ 27-101-1011 — Expiration of certificate of title

(a) (1) A certificate of title issued under this subchapter shall expire upon the determination by the Office of Motor Vehicle that the hull identification number on the motorboat is mutilated, destroyed, or obliterated. (2) Upon expiration of a certificate of title under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the Office of Motor Vehicle shall refer the owner of the motorboat to the Boating Law Administrator of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission to: (A) Issue a primary hull identification number to the motorboat; and (B) Verify that the owner of the motorboat permanently affixes the hull identification number to the motorboat in compliance with 33 C.F.R. Part 181, Subpart C, as in effect on January 1, 2017. (b) After receipt of a proper application and payment of all required fees under this subchapter, the Office of Motor Vehicle shall issue a new certificate of title using the primary hull identification number issued as provided under subsection (a) of this section.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2019, No. 733,§ 16, eff. 7/24/2019.