(a) Chapters 1-99 of this title do not apply to motorboats registered with a certificate of number and titled under this subtitle.(b) This subchapter shall apply only to motorboats manufactured on and after January 1, 2020.(c) Section 27-101-101 et seq., § 27-101-201 et seq., § 27-101-301 et seq., § 27-101-401 et seq., § 27-101-501 et seq., § 27-101-601 et seq., and § 27-101-701 et seq. apply to all motorboats regardless of the date the motorboat was manufactured.(d)(1) All motorboats, regardless of when the motorboat was manufactured, are subject to the requirements of § 27-101-301 et seq.(2) However, a motorboat manufactured prior to January 1, 2020, is not eligible for issuance of a certificate of title under this subchapter.(e) This subchapter shall not apply to: (1) A motorboat issued a certificate of number under federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state, provided that the motorboat has not been within this state for more than sixty (60) days;(2) Motorboats from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state;(3) Motorboats whose owner is the United States Government, a state, or a subdivision of a state;(4) Ship rboats from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state;(3) Motorboats whose owner is the United States Government, a state, or a subdivision of a state;(4) Ship lifeboats; or(5) Homemade motorboats.Added by Act 2019, No. 733,§ 16, eff. 7/24/2019.
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