Louisiana SB 213: BOATS/BOATING: Provides for titles of certain vessels and outboard motors. (8/1/26)

Bill Text

2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 213
BY SENATOR HENSGENS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 34:852.3 and 852.4(A), relative to vessel and motor titling; to
3 provide for titling requirements for certain vessels and outboard motors; to provide
4 for exceptions and limitations; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 34:852.3 and 852.4(A) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7 follows:
8 §852.3. Certificate of title authorized
9 A. Any person who purchases or possesses either of the following any vessel
10 or outboard motor to be principally operated on the waters of this state and not held
11 as inventory for sale or lease may apply to the department for a certificate of title for
12 the following:.
13 (1) A vessel valued in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars and
14 required to be numbered and transferred for the first time on or after July 1, 2008.
15 (2) An outboard motor transferred for the first time on or after January 1,
16 2011.
17 B. Any vessel valued in excess of five thousand dollars and required to
18 be numbered or any outboard motor that is purchased or otherwise transferred
19 on or after January 1, 2027, shall be titled in accordance with this Part.
20 C. A person who is the owner of a vessel with a valid certificate of
21 documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard shall not be issued a
22 certificate of title.
23 §852.4. Application for certificate of title; form; content
24 A. An For vessels and outboard motors that are required to be titled
25 pursuant to R.S. 34:852.3(B), application for a certificate of title may shall be made
26 by the owner within sixty days after acquiring the vessel or outboard motor or after
27 a change in the data listed on the certificate of title. For all other vessels and
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SB NO. 213 ENROLLED
1 outboard motors, the application for a certificate of title may be made by the
2 owner at any time. The application shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by
3 the department.
4 * * *
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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