Section 8-712.1 - Vessel validation sticker. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-712.1. Vessel validation sticker.
 

(a)  Biennial validation required.-  

(1) An owner of a vessel that has a valid document issued by the United States Coast Guard and that is used principally on the waters of the State for pleasure shall apply to the Department for a Maryland use sticker. 

(2) The Department shall issue a Maryland use sticker to any person who submits an application and pays a fee as required by subsection (b) of this section. 

(3) The Maryland use sticker issued under this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed 2 years expiring on December 31 of the calendar year following the year the sticker is issued. 

(b)  Application; fee.- The owner of the vessel shall: 

(1) Submit an application to the Department on the form that the Department requires and be signed by every owner of the vessel; and 

(2) Pay to the Department an application fee of $10 for the 2-year sticker. 

(c)  Sale of vessel.- Within 30 days after the sale or other transfer of a vessel that is displaying or should display a sticker under this section: 

(1) The transferor shall give notice of the transfer to the Department on a form that the Department requires; and 

(2) If the transferee intends to continue to use the vessel principally on the waters of the State, the transferee shall submit an application for a Maryland use sticker and pay the fee as required by subsection (b) of this section. 

(d)  Display of sticker.- The Maryland use sticker shall be displayed on or about the forward half of the vessel. 

(e)  Operation without sticker prohibited.- Unless the vessel that is subject to the requirement of this section displays a current sticker: 

(1) A person may not operate the vessel on the waters of the State; and 

(2) The owner may not knowingly permit the vessel to be operated on the waters of the State. 
 

[1981, ch. 359; 1984, ch. 589; 1990, ch. 6, § 2; 1994, ch. 434; 2001, ch. 29, § 1.]