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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357110</law_id><section_number>29.1-711</section_number><catch_line>Dealers and manufacturers of motorboats</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="72" identifier="29.1">Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="12" identifier="7">Boating Laws</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Boat Registration and Identification</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The following shall apply to dealers and manufacturers:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The registering and numbering requirements of this chapter shall apply to dealers and manufacturers of <span class="dictionary">motorboats</span>. <a id="paragraph-1328935" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-711/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-1328936" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-711/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Applications shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars for dealers and forty dollars for manufacturers, by check or money <span class="dictionary">order</span>, and shall be forwarded to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. <a id="paragraph-1328937" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-711/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Upon receipt by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of a properly completed application and fee, it shall <span class="dictionary">issue</span> to the applicant a dealer&#x2019;s or manufacturer&#x2019;s certificate of number, as appropriate, which may be used in connection with the operation of any <span class="dictionary">motorboat</span> in the <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of the dealer or manufacturer when the boat is being used for demonstration purposes. <a id="paragraph-1328938" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-711/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Additional dealer&#x2019;s or manufacturer&#x2019;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. <a id="paragraph-1328939" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-711/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-1328940" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/29.1-711/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1960, c. 500, &#xA7; 62-174.5; 1962, c. 626; 1964, c. 654; 1968, c. 659, &#xA7; 62.1-170; 1970, c. 240; 1972, c. 412; 1980, c. 256; 1983, c. 126; 1986, c. 125; 1987, c. 488; 1990, c. 321.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
