Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 11 - OCEAN RECREATION AND COASTAL AREAS
Part 2 - BOATING
Chapter 241 - NUMBERING AND TITLING OF VESSELS
Section 13-241-10 - Period of validity and renewal of certificate of number; dormant certificate of number; stored vessels

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 13-241-10

Current through February, 2024

(a) The original certificate of number initially issued to a vessel pursuant to this chapter shall continue in full force and effect for a period ending one year from the date of issuance of the certificate unless sooner terminated or discontinued in accordance with applicable rules or laws.

(b) If the owner named in a certificate of number is deceased, the certificate of number may be designated as "dormant" status upon submission of a valid death certificate to the department. Subject to compliance with the above, a certificate of number becomes "dormant" beginning on the date of the owner's death and ending on the date that the deceased owner's name is properly removed from the corresponding certificate of title. A vessel properly designated as "dormant" may maintain its assigned number past the expiration date on the vessel's certificate of number or may be assigned a new number.

(c) Any vessel not owned by or operated under the custody or control of a boat manufacturer or boat dealer, and which has a valid certificate of number issued pursuant to this chapter, may be stored; provided that:

(1) An owner desiring to change the status of their vessel's certificate of number to or from 'stored" shall make written application to the department on a form prescribed by it at least five business days before the desired date of the status change.

(2) Changing the status of a certificate of number to or from 'stored" shall not be effective until all applicable fees owed to the department are paid and the department approves the change in status.

(3) The owner of a stored vessel shall surrender the last issued certificate of number to the department.

(4) The effective date for a certificate of number being changed to or from 'stored" status shall only be the date approved by the department.

(d) Except for stored vessels and vessels with a dormant certificate of number, the following shall apply to all certificates of number:

(1) A certificate of number issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed no earlier than ninety days before its expiration date. The same number shall be assigned if the renewal application is received within one year after the expiration date of the certificate of number.

(2) A certificate of number renewed on or prior to the expiration date shall be valid for a period ending one year from the date of expiration of the certificate being renewed. A certificate of number renewed after the expiration date shall be valid for a period ending one year from the date of renewal.

(3) A renewal application received more than one year after the date of expiration of the certificate of number shall be treated in the same manner as an application for an original number.

(e) A renewal application for a certificate of number that has been cancelled or a number that has been withdrawn, or both, shall be treated in the same manner as an application for an original number.

(f) Fees that would be assessed pursuant to section 13-241-25, except those relating to stored vessels, may be waived by the department for the period that a vessel remains stored or a certificate of number remains dormant.

(g) Members of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty, stationed or on order to be stationed in Hawaii, their spouses, and their dependents, shall be exempt from subsection (d); provided that this exemption shall only apply for the period that the U.S. Armed Forces member is on active duty and stationed in Hawaii, and the department receives satisfactory proof as may be necessary to determine such status.

(h) Only the owner or a co-owner named in a vessel's certificate of title or certificate of number, or a person who has been given the power of attorney for an owner or co-owner, established by satisfactory proof as may be necessary to determine such status, may renew a certificate of number or change the certificate of number to 'stored" status.

A person desiring to renew the certificate of number for a vessel shall, at minimum, provide the vessel's assigned number or hull identification number to be allowed to proceed with the renewal.

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