58 Pa. Code § 93.3 - Application for boat registration
(a)
New registration. Application for a boat registration for a
new boat or a used boat that was not previously registered in this Commonwealth
shall conform with the following:
(1)
Forms. The owner of a boat desiring registration shall apply
on Form REV-336, provided by the Commission. The completed form shall be
forwarded to the Fish and Boat Commission, Division of Licensing and
Registration.
(2)
Required
information. The applicant shall provide the following information on
the application (REV-336) for a boat registration:
(i) The name, mailing address, residence
address, phone number, county and zip code of the owner. If there is more than
one owner, the principal owner shall be listed first.
(ii) If the owner is an individual, the
driver's license number, if any. If the owner is a manufacturer, jobber or
dealer, the tax identification number.
(iii) The name of the person from whom the
boat was purchased.
(iv) The State
registration number, if any, currently assigned to the boat.
(v) The make and model.
(vi) The hull material, such as wood, steel,
aluminum, plastic, fiberglass, rubber/vinyl/canvas or other.
(vii) The full Hull Identification Number
(HIN).
(viii) The year built, if
known.
(ix) The length of the boat
in feet and inches.
(x) The type of
boat, such as air boat, auxiliary sail, cabin motorboat, houseboat, inflatable
boat, open motorboat, paddlecraft, personal watercraft, pontoon boat, rowboat,
sail only or other.
(xi) The type
of engine drive, such as outboard, inboard, sterndrive, pod drive or
other.
(xii) The type of fuel, such
as gas, diesel, electric or other.
(xiii) The type of propulsion, such as
propeller, waterjet, air thrust, manual, sail or other.
(xiv) The temporary validation expiration
date, if one was issued.
(xv) The
primary operation such as pleasure, rental/livery, manufacturer/dealer/jobber,
commercial passenger, charter fishing, commercial fishing, other commercial
operation, and the like.
(xvi) A
certificate of ownership. For initial registration in this Commonwealth this
shall be supported by title, bill of sale, a complete Form PFBC-734 "Affidavit
of Purchase/Ownership" or other positive proof of ownership.
(xvii) The date the applicant completed the
form.
(xviii) The signature of the
owners and certification, under penalty of law, that they are the owners of the
boat and that the information contained in the application is true and
correct.
(xix) Complete Sales and
Use Tax information.
(xx) The date
of birth of the primary registrant and coregistrant.
(3)
Manufacturers, jobbers or
dealers. Paragraph (2)(vi)-(xiv) and (xx) does not apply to
manufacturers, jobbers or dealers.
(4)
Boat rental business.
Paragraph (2)(xi) and (xii) does not apply to a boat rental business if a motor
is not rented with the boat.
(5)
Incomplete or incorrect applications. Incomplete or incorrect
applications will not be processed until completed and may be returned by the
Commission to the applicant or issuing agent.
(b)
Renewals. Only Forms
PFBC-730a and PFBC-733 shall be used to renew registrations of boats which are
being kept by the same owner. If the registration has lapsed, the owner shall
obtain Form PFBC-730a or PFBC-733 from the Division of Licensing and
Registration of the Commission to renew the lapsed registration.
(c)
Previously registered
boats. Application for a certificate of registration for a boat
previously registered in this Commonwealth shall conform with the following:
(1) Form REV-336 shall be completed by the
purchaser and seller and signed by the last registered owner.
(2) A bill of sale or certificate of
registration, signed by the last registered owner, may be substituted for the
required signature on REV-336.
(3)
If the registered owner of a boat to be transferred is deceased, the personal
representative (executor/administrator) of the decedent shall sign Form REV-336
for the deceased owner. The personal representative shall indicate his capacity
with his signature and shall provide documentation-an original death
certificate and letters testamentary, letters of administration, original short
certificate, court order filed under small estates procedures or Form
PFBC-R1-certifying his capacity to act on behalf of the decedent's estate. An
original death certificate is not required if Form PFBC-R1 is signed by the
attending physician or funeral director. If the boat registration is to be
transferred from joint ownership, when one of the joint owners is deceased, the
other joint owner shall present the original death certificate to effect the
transfer.
(4) When an applicant
seeks to register a boat having an expired registration and the last registered
owner has not signed the REV-336 or bill of sale because the applicant is not
the seller of the boat, the Commission will, prior to processing the
application for registration, notify the last registered owner at his last
known address that the applicant is seeking to register the boat. If the last
registered owner claims an ownership interest in the boat and objects to the
transfer of the registration to the applicant, the Commission will defer
further processing until the parties resolve the ownership issues through
established civil processes. If the last registered owner does not object to
the transfer or fails to respond to the notice after 30 days, the Commission
may process the request for registration if it is otherwise satisfied that the
applicant is the true and lawful owner of the boat and entitled to
registration.
(d)
Transfer of registration to new boat. The holder of a valid
Pennsylvania registration certificate on a boat previously owned by the holder
may transfer the registration certificate for the remainder of the original
boat's registration period to a new boat upon payment of the transfer fee for
multiyear registrations as set forth in the code and submission of a complete
Form PFBC R-4. If the registration fee for the new boat is greater than the
registration fee for the old boat based on the length of the boat, the
applicant shall also pay the difference between the registration fees for the
new and old boat. The applicant shall submit the certificate of registration
for the old boat and certify that the validation decals have been removed from
the old boat at the time of transfer. The old boat's number shall remain with
the old boat, and the new boat shall be issued a new number unless it was
previously numbered in this Commonwealth.
Notes
The provisions of this § 93.3 amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. §§ 5122 and 5325; section 10 of the Sunshine Act (65 P.S. § 280); and section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 186).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 93.2 (relating to permanent and temporary registration).
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