Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 306
Watercraft Regulation and Licensing--Water Patrol Division
←306.020
Section 306.030.1
306.031→
August 28, 2015
Certificate of number, application, procedure, contents, fee--numbers, how attached--numbers from federal or other state governments, reciprocity--renewal of certificate, when, how--personal property tax statement and proof of payment required--deposit and use of fees.
306.030. 1. The owner of each vessel requiring numbering by this state
shall file an application for number with the department of revenue on forms
provided by it. The application shall contain a full description of the
vessel, factory number or serial number, together with a statement of the
applicant's source of title and of any liens or encumbrances on the vessel.
For good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the period of time for
making such application. The director of revenue shall use reasonable
diligence in ascertaining whether the facts stated in such application are
true, and, if satisfied that the applicant is the lawful owner of such vessel,
or otherwise entitled to have the same registered in his or her name, shall
thereupon issue an appropriate certificate of title over the director's
signature and sealed with the seal of the director's office, procured and used
for such purpose, and a certificate of number stating the number awarded to
the vessel. The application shall include a provision stating that the
applicant will consent to any inspection necessary to determine compliance
with the provisions of this chapter and shall be signed by the owner of the
vessel and shall be accompanied by the fee specified in subsection 10 of this
section. The owner shall paint on or attach to each side of the bow of the
vessel the identification number in a manner as may be prescribed by rules and
regulations of the division of water safety in order that it may be clearly
visible. The number shall be maintained in legible condition. The
certificate of number shall be pocket size and shall be available at all times
for inspection on the vessel for which issued, whenever the vessel is in
operation. The operator of a vessel in which such certificate of number is
not available for inspection by the water patrol division or, if the operator
cannot be determined, the person who is the registered owner of the vessel
shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 306.210. Vessels owned
by the state or a political subdivision shall be registered but no fee shall
be assessed for such registration.
2. Each new vessel sold in this state after January 1, 1970, shall have
die stamped on or within three feet of the transom or stern a factory number
or serial number.
3. The owner of any vessel already covered by a number in full force and
effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to then operative federal law or
a federally approved numbering system of another state shall record the number
prior to operating the vessel on the waters of this state in excess of the
sixty-day reciprocity period provided for in section 306.080. The recordation
and payment of registration fee shall be in the manner and pursuant to the
procedure required for the award of a number under subsection 1 of this
section. No additional or substitute number shall be issued unless the number
is a duplicate of an existing Missouri number.
4. In the event that an agency of the United States government shall
have in force an overall system of identification numbering for vessels within
the United States, the numbering system employed pursuant to this chapter by
the department of revenue shall be in conformity therewith.
5. All records of the department of revenue made and kept pursuant to
this section shall be public records.
6. Every certificate of number awarded pursuant to this chapter shall
continue in force and effect for a period of three years unless sooner
terminated or discontinued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Certificates of number may be renewed by the owner in the same manner
provided for in the initial securing of the same or in accordance with the
provisions of sections 306.010 to 306.030.
7. The department of revenue shall fix the days and months of the year
on which certificates of number due to expire during the calendar year shall
lapse and no longer be of any force and effect unless renewed pursuant to this
chapter and may stagger such dates in order to distribute the workload.
8. When applying for or renewing a vessel's certificate of number, the
owner shall submit a paid personal property tax receipt for the tax year which
immediately precedes the year in which the application is made or the year in
which the renewal is due and which reflects that the vessel being renewed is
listed as personal property and that all personal property taxes, including
delinquent taxes from prior years, have been paid, or a statement certified by
the county or township in which the owner's property was assessed showing that
the state and county tangible personal property taxes for such previous tax
year and all delinquent taxes due have been paid by the applicant or that no
such taxes were due.
9. When applying for or renewing a certificate of registration for a
vessel documented with the United States Coast Guard under section 306.016,
owners of vessels shall submit a paid personal property tax receipt for the
tax year which immediately precedes the year in which the application is made
or the renewal is due and which reflects that the vessel is listed as personal
property and that all personal property taxes, including delinquent taxes from
prior years, have been paid, or a statement certified by the county or
township in which the owner's property was assessed showing that the state and
county tangible personal property taxes for such previous tax year and all
delinquent taxes due have been paid by the applicant or that no such taxes
were due.
10. The fee to accompany each application for a certificate of number
is:
For vessels under 16 feet in length $25.00 For vessels at least 16 feet in
length but less
than 26 feet in length $55.00 For vessels at least 26 feet in length
but less
than 40 feet in length $100.00 For vessels at least 40 feet and over
$150.00.
11. The certificate of title and certificate of number issued by the
director of revenue shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as
possible the ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such
certificate without ready detection.
12. The first two million dollars collected annually under the
provisions of this section shall be deposited into the state general revenue
fund. All fees collected under the provisions of this section in excess of
two million dollars annually shall be deposited in the water patrol division
fund and shall be used exclusively for the water patrol division.
13. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 10 of this section,
vessels at least sixteen feet in length but less than twenty-eight feet in
length, that are homemade, constructed out of wood, and have a beam of five
feet or less, shall pay a fee of fifty-five dollars which shall accompany each
application for a certification number.
(L. 1959 S.B. 142 § 3, A.L. 1969 S.B. 194, A.L. 1975 S.B. 264, A.L.
1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1995 H.B. 217, A.L. 2006 S.B. 778,
A.L. 2008 H.B. 1715)
CROSS REFERENCES:
Penalty provisions for violations of this section, 306.210
Use tax must be paid to register, 144.613
2006
1995
2006
306.030. 1. The owner of each vessel requiring numbering by this
state shall file an application for number with the department of revenue
on forms provided by it. The application shall contain a full description
of the vessel, factory number or serial number, together with a statement
of the applicant's source of title and of any liens or encumbrances on the
vessel. For good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the period
of time for making such application. The director of revenue shall use
reasonable diligence in ascertaining whether the facts stated in such
application are true, and, if satisfied that the applicant is the lawful
owner of such vessel, or otherwise entitled to have the same registered in
his or her name, shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate of title
over the director's signature and sealed with the seal of the director's
office, procured and used for such purpose, and a certificate of number
stating the number awarded to the vessel. The application shall include a
provision stating that the applicant will consent to any inspection
necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter and
shall be signed by the owner of the vessel and shall be accompanied by the
fee specified in subsection 10 of this section. The owner shall paint on
or attach to each side of the bow of the vessel the identification number
in a manner as may be prescribed by rules and regulations of the division
of water safety in order that it may be clearly visible. The number shall
be maintained in legible condition. The certificate of number shall be
pocket size and shall be available at all times for inspection on the
vessel for which issued, whenever the vessel is in operation. The operator
of a vessel in which such certificate of number is not available for
inspection by the state water patrol or, if the operator cannot be
determined, the person who is the registered owner of the vessel shall be
subject to the penalties provided in section 306.210. Vessels owned by the
state or a political subdivision shall be registered but no fee shall be
assessed for such registration.
2. Each new vessel sold in this state after January 1, 1970, shall
have die stamped on or within three feet of the transom or stern a factory
number or serial number.
3. The owner of any vessel already covered by a number in full force
and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to then operative federal
law or a federally approved numbering system of another state shall record
the number prior to operating the vessel on the waters of this state in
excess of the sixty-day reciprocity period provided for in section 306.080.
The recordation and payment of registration fee shall be in the manner and
pursuant to the procedure required for the award of a number under
subsection 1 of this section. No additional or substitute number shall be
issued unless the number is a duplicate of an existing Missouri number.
4. In the event that an agency of the United States government shall
have in force an overall system of identification numbering for vessels
within the United States, the numbering system employed pursuant to this
chapter by the department of revenue shall be in conformity therewith.
5. All records of the department of revenue made and kept pursuant to
this section shall be public records.
6. Every certificate of number awarded pursuant to this chapter shall
continue in force and effect for a period of three years unless sooner
terminated or discontinued in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter. Certificates of number may be renewed by the owner in the same
manner provided for in the initial securing of the same or in accordance
with the provisions of sections 306.010 to 306.030.
7. The department of revenue shall fix the days and months of the
year on which certificates of number due to expire during the calendar year
shall lapse and no longer be of any force and effect unless renewed
pursuant to this chapter and may stagger such dates in order to distribute
the workload.
8. When applying for or renewing a vessel's certificate of number,
the owner shall submit a paid personal property tax receipt for the tax
year which immediately precedes the year in which the application is made
or the year in which the renewal is due and which reflects that the vessel
being renewed is listed as personal property and that all personal property
taxes, including delinquent taxes from prior years, have been paid, or a
statement certified by the county or township in which the owner's property
was assessed showing that the state and county tangible personal property
taxes for such previous tax year and all delinquent taxes due have been
paid by the applicant or that no such taxes were due.
9. When applying for or renewing a certificate of registration for a
vessel documented with the United States Coast Guard under section 306.016,
owners of vessels shall submit a paid personal property tax receipt for the
tax year which immediately precedes the year in which the application is
made or the renewal is due and which reflects that the vessel is listed as
personal property and that all personal property taxes, including
delinquent taxes from prior years, have been paid, or a statement certified
by the county or township in which the owner's property was assessed
showing that the state and county tangible personal property taxes for such
previous tax year and all delinquent taxes due have been paid by the
applicant or that no such taxes were due.
10. The fee to accompany each application for a certificate of number
is:
For vessels under 16 feet in length
.............................................. $25.00
For vessels at least 16 feet in length but less
than 26 feet in length
..................................................... $55.00
For vessels at least 26 feet in length but less
than 40 feet in length
.................................................... $100.00
For vessels at least 40 feet and over
............................................ $150.00.
11. The certificate of title and certificate of number issued by the
director of revenue shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly
as possible the ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such
certificate without ready detection.
12. The first two million dollars collected annually under the
provisions of this section shall be deposited into the state general
revenue fund. All fees collected under the provisions of this section in
excess of two million dollars annually shall be deposited in the Missouri
state water patrol fund and shall be used exclusively for the Missouri
state water patrol.
1995
306.030. 1. The owner of each vessel requiring numbering by this
state shall file an application for number with the department of revenue
on forms provided by it. The application shall contain a full description
of the vessel, factory number or serial number, together with a statement
of the applicant's source of title and of any liens or encumbrances on the
vessel. For good cause shown the director of revenue may extend the period
of time for making such application. The director of revenue shall use
reasonable diligence in ascertaining whether the facts stated in such
application are true, and, if satisfied that the applicant is the lawful
owner of such vessel, or otherwise entitled to have the same registered in
his name, shall thereupon issue an appropriate certificate of title over
his signature and sealed with the seal of his office, procured and used for
such purpose, and a certificate of number stating the number awarded to the
vessel. The application shall include a provision stating that the
applicant will consent to any inspection necessary to determine compliance
with the provisions of this chapter and shall be signed by the owner of the
vessel and shall be accompanied by the fee specified in subsection 8 of
this section. The owner shall paint on or attach to each side of the bow
of the vessel the identification number in a manner as may be prescribed by
rules and regulations of the division of water safety in order that it may
be clearly visible. The number shall be maintained in legible condition.
The certificate of number shall be pocket size and shall be available at
all times for inspection on the vessel for which issued, whenever the
vessel is in operation. The operator of a vessel in which such certificate
of number is not available for inspection by the state water patrol or, if
the operator cannot be determined, the person who is the registered owner
of the vessel shall be subject to the penalties provided in section
306.210. Vessels owned by the state or a political subdivision shall be
registered but no fee shall be assessed for such registration.
2. Each new vessel sold in this state after January 1, 1970, shall
have die stamped on or within three feet of the transom or stern a factory
number or serial number.
3. The owner of any vessel already covered by a number in full force
and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to then operative federal
law or a federally approved numbering system of another state shall record
the number prior to operating the vessel on the waters of this state in
excess of the sixty-day reciprocity period provided for in section 306.080.
The recordation and payment of registration fee shall be in the manner and
pursuant to the procedure required for the award of a number under
subsection 1 of this section. No additional or substitute number shall be
issued unless the number is a duplicate of an existing Missouri number.
4. In the event that an agency of the United States government shall
have in force an overall system of identification numbering for vessels
within the United States, the numbering system employed pursuant to this
chapter by the department of revenue shall be in conformity therewith.
5. All records of the department of revenue made and kept pursuant to
this section shall be public records.
6. Every certificate of number awarded pursuant to this chapter shall
continue in force and effect for a period of three years unless sooner
terminated or discontinued in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter. Certificates of number may be renewed by the owner in the same
manner provided for in the initial securing of the same or in accordance
with the provisions of sections 306.010 to 306.030.
7. The department of revenue shall fix the days and months of the
year on which certificates of number due to expire during the calendar year
shall lapse and no longer be of any force and effect unless renewed
pursuant to this chapter and may stagger such dates in order to distribute
the workload.
8. The fee to accompany each application for a certificate of number
is:
For vessels under 16 feet in length .................................$10.00
For vessels at least 16 feet in length but less than 26 feet in
length ............................................................. 20.00
For vessels at least 26 feet in length but less than 40 feet in
length ............................................................. 30.00
For vessels at least 40 feet and over .............................. 40.00
9. The certificate of title and certificate of number issued by the
director of revenue shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly
as possible the ability to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge such
certificate without ready detection.
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