Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 91-23-6 - Application For Number6.1. The owner of each motorboat requiring numbering by this State shall file an application for a number with the Commissioner. Applications may be secured from the various county clerks, designated hunting and fishing license agents, and designated marine supply stores, or by writing to the Department of Motor Vehicles, 1800 Washington Street, East, Charleston, West Virginia 25317, Attention: Motorboat License Section. The application shall be signed by the owner of the motorboat and shall be accompanied by the fee as prescribed by West Virginia Code '20-7-12. There shall be no fee for motorboats propelled by motors of less than three (3) horsepower. Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the applicant shall be issued a West Virginia certificate of number stating the number awarded to the motorboat.6.2. Should the ownership of a motorboat change, a new application form with fee shall be filed with the Commissioner, and a new certificate of number shall be awarded in the same manner as provided for in an original award of number. The application for number by a new owner of a vessel shall, for purposes of fee, be regarded as an original application for number. The new number shall be identical with the previous one, except where a lienholder acquires title and lawful possession by virtue of his lien, in which case a new number shall be issued.