Section 19-1002. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND FEES

 

1002.1The owner(s) of each vessel required to be registered under this chapter shall annually file an application for registration with the Harbor Master on forms approved by the Chief of Police.

 

1002.2Each application shall be signed by the owner(s), and shall be accompanied by the fee specified in this section.

 

1002.3Upon the filing of a proper registration application, the Harbor Master shall record the application.

 

1002.4Each applicant for registration of an undocumented vessel shall be issued a Certificate of Number and two (2) annual validation stickers.

 

1002.5The Certificate of Number for an undocumented vessel shall contain the identification number assigned to the vessel, the name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s), and any additional information that the Mayor may prescribe.

 

1002.6Each applicant for registration of a documented vessel shall be issued a Certificate of Registration and two (2) annual validation stickers for documented vessels.

 

1002.7The Certificate of Registration for a documented vessel shall contain the name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s), and any additional information that the Mayor may prescribe.

 

1002.8No identification number shall be issued for a documented vessel.

 

1002.9Annual validation stickers for documented vessels shall meet the specifications set forth in 33 CFR § 174.15.

 

1002.10The annual validation stickers for documented vessels shall be separate and distinct from the annual validation stickers for undocumented vessels.

 

1002.11The registration year for vessels shall extend from January 1st to December 31st of each year.

 

1002.12Certificates of Number and Registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on December 31st of the year of issue, unless the owner renews the vessel’s registration for an additional year, or unless the registration is terminated or discontinued prior to December 31st in accordance with § 1005.

 

1002.13The owners of all vessels required to be registered under this chapter, other than recreational-type public vessels of the United States government, shall remit with their applications for registration or registration renewal the following fees:

 

(a)For each vessel equipped with propulsion machinery of any type, and the length of which is under sixteen feet (16 ft.), fifteen dollars ($15.00) per registration year or fraction thereof;

 

(b)For each vessel not equipped with propulsion machinery of any type, and the length of which is at least sixteen feet (16 ft.), but no greater than twenty-six feet (26 ft.), twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per registration year or fraction thereof;

 

(c)For each vessel equipped with propulsion machinery of any type and the length of which is over twenty-six feet (26 ft.) but no greater than forty feet (40 ft.), thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per registration year or fraction thereof;

 

(d)For each vessel equipped with propulsion machinery of any type and the length of which is over forty feet (40 ft.), forty-five dollars ($45.00) per registration year or fraction thereof;

 

(e)For each vessel not equipped with propulsion machinery of any type, ten dollars ($10.00) per registration year or fraction thereof; or

 

(f)For replacement of a lost or destroyed certificate, five dollars ($5.00).

 

source

Article 29 § 4(a)(3)(A), 4(a)(3)(B) and 4(a)(4) of the Police Regulations of the District of Columbia (January 1983); as amended by section 2(b) of D.C. Law 5-58, the District of Columbia Boat Titling Act of 1983, and section 8(b) of D.C. Law 11-248, the “Boating while Intoxicated Act of 1996”.