PDFWAC 308-93-360

Application for certificate of ownership required.

When is a certificate of ownership required? An application for certificate of ownership is required when:
(1) A person purchases a new vessel unless otherwise exempt from chapter 88.02 RCW.
(2) There is a change of ownership due to:
(a) Sale;
(b) Gift;
(c) Inheritance;
(d) Trade;
(e) Addition or deletion of an owner;
(f) Proprietorship or partnership forming a corporation, whether or not the business name is changing; or
(g) Proprietorship or partnership purchasing a corporation which will no longer be operated as a corporation, whether or not the business name is changed.
(3) There is a name change of:
(a) The owner;
(b) The secured party; or
(c) A business entity as shown on the current certificate of ownership.
(4) There is no change in the owner of the vessel but the certificate of ownership needs to be reissued because:
(a) A lien has been satisfied and the lien holder's name needs to be removed;
(b) A lien holder's name needs to be added. If a secondary lien holder is being added, the address of only the primary lien holder will be recorded;
(c) There is a change of lien holders;
(d) There has been a structural change in the vessel that changes the physical description of the vessel on the current certificate of ownership; or
(e) The vessel hull identification number has been altered, or removed, or needs to be corrected on the vessel or on the certificate of ownership.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.02.070 and 88.02.100. WSR 01-08-021, § 308-93-360, filed 3/27/01, effective 4/27/01; WSR 98-16-030, § 308-93-360, filed 7/29/98, effective 8/29/98. Statutory Authority: 1985 c 258. WSR 85-23-066 (Order TL-RG-19), § 308-93-360, filed 11/19/85. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.02.070 and 88.02.100. WSR 84-13-086 (Order TL-RG-2), § 308-93-360, filed 6/21/84. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 7 § 20 and 1983 2nd ex.s. c 3 § 46. WSR 83-23-076 (Order 736-DOL), § 308-93-360, filed 11/18/83.]