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This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 500 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1960 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 626; in 1964, chapter 654; in 1968, chapter 659; in 1970, chapter 240; in 1972, chapter 412; in 1980, chapter 256; in 1983, chapter 126; in 1986, chapter 125; in 1987, chapter 488; in 1990, chapter 321.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1420519,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357110,"identifier":"29.1-711","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-711","url":"\/29.1-711\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-711\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-711","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dealers and manufacturers of motorboats","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-711","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following shall apply to dealers and manufacturers:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The registering and numbering requirements of this chapter shall apply to dealers and manufacturers of motorboats<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Applications for certificates of number shall be made on the approved application form prescribed in this chapter. Dealers and manufacturers shall certify that they are dealers or manufacturers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Applications shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars for dealers and forty dollars for manufacturers, by check or money order<\/span>, and shall be forwarded to the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Upon receipt by the Department<\/span> of a properly completed application and fee, it shall issue<\/span> to the applicant a dealer’s or manufacturer’s certificate of number, as appropriate, which may be used in connection with the operation of any motorboat<\/span> in the possession<\/span> of the dealer or manufacturer when the boat is being used for demonstration purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Additional dealer’s or manufacturer’s certificates of number may be obtained by applying in the same manner as prescribed for the initial certificate with payment of an additional fee of twelve dollars for each additional certificate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Manufacturers or dealers may have the number or numbers awarded to them printed upon or attached to a removable sign or signs to be temporarily but firmly mounted upon or attached to the boat being demonstrated, so long as the display meets the requirements of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF MOTORBOATS (\u00a7 29.1-711)\n\nThe following shall apply to dealers and manufacturers:\n\n1. The registering and numbering requirements of this chapter shall apply to\ndealers and manufacturers of motorboats.\n\n2. Applications for certificates of number shall be made on the approved\napplication form prescribed in this chapter. Dealers and manufacturers shall\ncertify that they are dealers or manufacturers.\n\n3. Applications shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars for dealers\nand forty dollars for manufacturers, by check or money order, and shall be\nforwarded to the Department.\n\n4. Upon receipt by the Department of a properly completed application and fee,\nit shall issue to the applicant a dealer’s or manufacturer’s\ncertificate of number, as appropriate, which may be used in connection with the\noperation of any motorboat in the possession of the dealer or manufacturer when\nthe boat is being used for demonstration purposes.\n\n5. Additional dealer’s or manufacturer’s certificates of number may\nbe obtained by applying in the same manner as prescribed for the initial\ncertificate with payment of an additional fee of twelve dollars for each\nadditional certificate.\n\n6. Manufacturers or dealers may have the number or numbers awarded to them\nprinted upon or attached to a removable sign or signs to be temporarily but\nfirmly mounted upon or attached to the boat being demonstrated, so long as the\ndisplay meets the requirements of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 500, \u00a7 62-174.5; 1962, c. 626; 1964, c. 654; 1968, c. 659, \u00a7\n62.1-170; 1970, c. 240; 1972, c. 412; 1980, c. 256; 1983, c. 126; 1986, c. 125;\n1987, c. 488; 1990, c. 321.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}