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LA Rev Stat § 34:852.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.8. Retention of records of title

RS 852.8 - Retention of records of title The department shall retain the evidence used to establish the accuracy of the information required for vessel or outboard motor titling purposes and may make the evidence available to the United States Coast Guard and participating authorities upon request. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.9. Duplicate certificate of title

RS 852.9 - Duplicate certificate of title The holder of an original title shall apply for a duplicate title after the discovery of the loss, theft, mutilation, or destruction of an original certificate of title. The department shall issue a duplicate certificate of title plainly marked "duplicate" on the face of the duplicate certificate of title upon application by the person entitled to hold such certificate if the department is satisfied that the original certificate has been lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or has become illegible. The applicant shall furnish information, under penalty of perjury, concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, theft, mutilation, or destruction. Mutilated or illegible certificates shall be returned to the department with the application for a duplicate. If a duplicate certificate of title has been issued and the lost or stolen original is recovered, the original shall be promptly surrendered to the department for cancellation. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.10. Manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin required

RS 852.10 - Manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin required No dealer shall purchase or otherwise acquire a new vessel or outboard motor without obtaining from the seller a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin or equivalent document. No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new vessel or outboard motor to a dealer for purposes of resale without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin or equivalent document. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.11. Manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin; form and content

RS 852.11 - Manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin; form and content A. The manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin, or equivalent document, shall be a uniform or standardized form. B. Each manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin shall contain: (1) A description of the vessel or outboard motor, including the name of the manufacturer or model, the model year or year built or manufactured. In the case of a vessel, the description shall also include the complete hull identification number, vessel length, vessel type, principal material of hull construction, and propulsion type. In the case of an outboard motor, the description shall also include the serial number. (2) An assignment form that contains as many assignments thereon as may be necessary to show title in the name of the purchaser, including the certification of date of transfer of vessel or outboard motor, the name and address of transferee, certification that the vessel or outboard motor is new, and a warranty that the vessel or outboard motor at the time of delivery is subject only to such liens and security interests as set forth and described in full in the assignment. C. Such certificate of origin shall be in the English language or accompanied by an English translation if the vessel or outboard motor was purchased outside of the United States. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.12. Dealer's record of vessels bought, sold, or transferred

RS 852.12 - Dealer's record of vessels bought, sold, or transferred Every dealer shall maintain for at least three years a record of any vessel or outboard motor bought, sold, exchanged, or received for sale or exchange. This record shall be available for inspection by department representatives during reasonable business hours. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.13. Hull identification number requirement; prohibitions

RS 852.13 - Hull identification number requirement; prohibitions A. Each vessel shall have a hull identification number assigned and affixed. The department shall assign a hull identification number to an undocumented vessel not having a hull identification number at the time of numbering or application for a certificate of title after transfer of ownership or change of state of principal operation. Such vessels not assigned a hull identification number pursuant to Subsection B of this Section shall be assigned such number using the procedure set forth in R.S. 34:851.20(M)(1) and (2). Hull identification numbers issued by the department shall be for identification purposes only and shall not guarantee the seaworthiness or certify compliance with safety standards as required by the United States Coast Guard. B. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations providing for the assigning of hull identification numbers to undocumented vessels manufactured in this state that do not qualify for the assignment of such number by the United States Coast Guard. Such rules and regulations shall, at a minimum, provide for the following: (1) Eligibility requirements for manufacturers that shall include a minimum number of vessels manufactured per year and the posting of a bond, letter of credit, or other security to provide funds in the event of abandonment, default, violation, or other inability of the manufacturer to meet the requirements of the department. (2) Reporting requirements and record keeping by the manufacturer. (3) Inspections of records, the manufacturer's facility, and vessels. (4) A fee of up to twenty-five dollars per hull number assigned may be charged by the department. C. A person shall not destroy, remove, alter, cover, or deface the manufacturer's hull identification number or the plate bearing it, or any hull identification number the department assigns to any vessel, without authorization from the department and the United States Coast Guard. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 628, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.14. Transfer or repossession of vessel or outboard motor by operation of law or court order

RS 852.14 - Transfer or repossession of vessel or outboard motor by operation of law or court order A. In the event of a transfer by operation of law or order of a court of the title or interest of an owner in a vessel or outboard motor titled under the provisions of this Part, the transferee or the transferee's legal representative shall make application to the department for a certificate of title within sixty days of the transfer. The application shall be accompanied by the title previously issued, if available, or an original or authentic copy of the legal transfer document, together with such instruments or documents of authority, or copies thereof, satisfactory to the department as proof of ownership, and the required fee. B. For purposes of this Part, transfer by operation of law or order of a court shall include transfers to anyone as legatee or distributee or as surviving joint owner or by an order in bankruptcy or insolvency, execution sale, repossession upon default in the performance of the terms of a lease or executory sales contract, or transfers pursuant to any written agreement ratified or incorporated in a decree or order of a court of record, or otherwise than by the voluntary act of the person whose title or interest is so transferred. C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to vessel or outboard motor dealers and supervised financial organizations or licensed lenders as defined in R.S. 9:3516, when they acquire or dispose of such vessels or outboard motors in connection with enforcement of any security interest held therein. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.15. Transfer of title; absence of executor or administrator of estate

RS 852.15 - Transfer of title; absence of executor or administrator of estate If the titled owner is deceased and no one has qualified as administrator or executor of the owner's estate, a transfer may be made by a legatee or distributee. The legatee or distributee shall present to the department the original certificate of title, a copy of the decedent's death certificate, and a statement to the effect that there has not been or is not expected to be anyone who qualifies as executor or administrator. The statement shall contain the name, residence at the time of death, and date of death of the decedent, and the name of any other person having an interest in the vessel or outboard motor for which the title is to be transferred. If these persons are of legal age, they shall indicate in writing their consent to the transfer of the title. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.17. Certificate of origin; evidence of ownership; rebuttal

RS 852.17 - Certificate of origin; evidence of ownership; rebuttal Issuance of a certificate of origin under provision of the law shall be prima facie evidence of ownership of a vessel or outboard motor and entitlement of the owner to a certificate of title, but such certificate of origin and certificate of title shall be subject to rebuttal. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.18. Forms; investigations

RS 852.18 - Forms; investigations A. The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, financing statements, certificates of title, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out this Part. B. The department may make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out this Part. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.19 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.19. Adoption of rules and regulations

RS 852.19 - Adoption of rules and regulations The department shall adopt the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Part. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.20. Electronic media system for lien recordation and title information

RS 852.20 - Electronic media system for lien recordation and title information The department is hereby authorized to develop and implement a computer system which will permit the voluntary electronic recording of information concerning the perfection and release of vessel or outboard motor security interests without submitting or receiving paper title documents. The department may allow the submission of vessel or outboard motor title information for new, transferred, and corrected certificates of title, including the perfection and release of security interests, through electronic media in a cost-effective manner in lieu of the submission and maintenance of paper documents otherwise required by this Part. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.21. Fees

RS 852.21 - Fees A. The department shall charge the following fees: (1) Certificate of title-eighteen dollars. (2) Duplicate certificate of title-fifteen dollars. (3) Notation of a security interest, whether a chattel mortgage, other security agreement, or other financing statement evidencing a security interest is recorded, on a vessel certificate of title-five dollars. (4) Cancellation of a notation of a security interest-five dollars. (5) The fees authorized under R.S. 10:9-525 et seq. B. In addition, the department shall collect a handling fee of eight dollars for each certificate of title issued. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.22. Violations; penalties

RS 852.22 - Violations; penalties Any person found in violation of this Part shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars but no more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both, for each violation. Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 34:852.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§852.23. Titling abandoned and salvaged vessels and outboard motors

RS 852.23 - Titling abandoned and salvaged vessels and outboard motors The department is authorized to adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act to establish guidelines and procedures for the registration and titling of vessels or outboard motors which are abandoned, salvaged, towed and stored abandoned vessels, court ordered transferred, and vessels or outboard motors which lack prior documentation of ownership. Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 34:855.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§855.1. Short title

RS 855.1 - Short title This Part may be cited as the "Personal Watercraft Safety Act". Acts 1991, No. 97, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:855.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§855.2. Definitions

RS 855.2 - Definitions As used in this Part, "personal watercraft" means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel.  Acts 1991, No. 97, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:855.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§855.3. Regulation of personal watercraft

RS 855.3 - Regulation of personal watercraft A. A person shall not operate a personal watercraft unless each person aboard is wearing a type I, type II, type III, or type V personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast Guard. B. A person operating a personal watercraft equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard type engine cutoff switch shall attach such lanyard to his person, clothing, or personal flotation device as appropriate for the specific vessel. C. A person shall not operate a personal watercraft at any time between sunset and sunrise. D. A personal watercraft shall at all times be operated in a reasonable and prudent manner as defined in R.S. 34:851.5. E. No person under the age of sixteen may operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state. F. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any personal watercraft or any person having charge over or control of a personal watercraft to authorize or knowingly permit the same to be operated by a person under the age provided for in Subsection E of this Section. G. A violation of any provision of this Section shall be a class one violation subject to penalties and enforcement procedures as set forth in Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Acts 1991, No. 97, §1; Acts 1999, No. 12, §1; Acts 2004, No. 709, §1; Acts 2009, No. 27, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:855.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§855.4. Regulation of liveries

RS 855.4 - Regulation of liveries A. A livery shall not lease, hire, or rent a personal watercraft to or for operation by any person who is under sixteen years of age. B. Any person violating this Section shall be fined according to R.S. 56:31. Acts 1991, No. 97, §1; Acts 2009, No. 27, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:855.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§855.5. Exemptions

RS 855.5 - Exemptions The provisions of R.S. 34:855.3 shall not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person preparing to participate or participating in an officially sanctioned regatta, race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition.  Acts 1991, No. 97, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:861 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§861. Debts recoverable from seamen

RS 861 - Debts recoverable from seamen No keeper of a public or lodging house for seamen shall, at any time, recover from a seaman any debt exceeding one dollar, and no other person shall recover from any seaman a debt exceeding one dollar, after he has signed articles to proceed to sea, until the voyage for which he shipped is ended.
LA Rev Stat § 34:862 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§862. Detaining effects of seamen for debt

RS 862 - Detaining effects of seamen for debt No keeper of a public or lodging house for seamen shall withhold or detain any chest, bed or bedding, clothes, or tools, or other effects of any seaman, for any debt alleged to be due by the seaman. Any magistrate may, by warrant, cause the detained property to be seized and delivered to the seaman.
LA Rev Stat § 34:863 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§863. Crews of foreign vessels working beyond ship's tackle; prohibition; penalty

RS 863 - Crews of foreign vessels working beyond ship's tackle; prohibition; penalty No sailor or portion of the crew of any foreign sea-going vessel shall engage in working on the wharves or levee of the city of New Orleans beyond the end of the vessel's tackle.  Any officer, sailor or member of the crew of a foreign sea-going vessel, violating the provisions of this Section, shall be imprisoned not more than ten days.  The provisions of this Section do not apply to the officers, sailors or others of the crew of foreign vessels hailing from countries having any treaty or treaties with the United States to the contrary, nor to any contract or contracts of which the United States courts have jurisdiction.
LA Rev Stat § 34:864 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§864. Certificate of discharge; master's duty to give

RS 864 - Certificate of discharge; master's duty to give The master of every vessel arriving at any port shall give to every person shipped on board such vessel, who is entitled to his discharge, or who is discharged there, a certificate in the following form: "A.B., one of the crew of the ship or vessel called the ________ of __________ on her voyage from ________ to ________ is hereby discharged. Dated _____ of _______ in the year of ______ (Signed,) C.D., Commanding said vessel."
LA Rev Stat § 34:865 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§865. Shipping seamen without discharges; penalty

RS 865 - Shipping seamen without discharges; penalty No master of a vessel, nor any person for him, shall ship any seaman who does not produce a discharge, unless previously thereto he gives twelve hours' notice that such seaman has applied to be shipped without a discharge to all the masters of vessels then in port, who have, within two months next before, advertised any deserter from their vessels. Until the expiration of such time, the master of any vessel to whom such seaman may apply to be shipped, may detain him on board his vessel, to the end that he may be reclaimed if he is a deserter; but if such seaman is not reclaimed, it shall then be lawful to engage him without producing any such certificate. If any master of a vessel ships any seaman contrary to the provisions of this section, he shall forfeit fifty dollars, to be recovered by any person who will sue for the same.
LA Rev Stat § 34:866 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§866. Proceedings when discharge refused

RS 866 - Proceedings when discharge refused The justice of the peace of the port where a vessel has arrived, on the verbal complaint of any person that he is entitled to receive his discharge, and that the same is denied by the master of the vessel to which he belonged, shall issue a citation, directed to the master, commanding him to appear before him, to show cause why such certificate should not be granted; the justice shall examine, in a summary way, into the circumstances of the case, and if he finds that the seaman is entitled to his discharge, he shall give judgment to that effect; and if the discharge has been previously demanded and refused, he shall add to the judgment an order that the defendant pay to the complainant ten dollars for his damages, and pay the costs of the proceedings; a copy of so much of the judgment as orders the discharge, shall be given to the complainant, which shall have all the effects of a legal discharge.
LA Rev Stat § 34:867 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§867. Advertisement of deserters

RS 867 - Advertisement of deserters If any seaman deserts from any vessel in any of the ports of this state, or in the voyage from the sea up to either of them, the master of the vessel shall, within twelve hours after his arrival, if such desertion has taken place before his arrival, or within twelve hours after the desertion, if it happens in the port, make out an advertisement containing the name of the seaman and of the vessel to which he belonged, together with a description of the person of the deserter; this advertisement shall be signed by the master, and, within the time aforesaid, put up in the office, of the mayor of the city of New Orleans.  In all seaports, other than the city of New Orleans, the advertisements shall be made at the courthouse of the parish in which the port may be situated.
LA Rev Stat § 34:868 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§868. Innkeepers harboring or concealing deserters; penalty

RS 868 - Innkeepers harboring or concealing deserters; penalty If the keeper of any tavern, lodging or boarding house, knowingly receives, harbors, lodges, or conceals any deserter from any merchant vessel, he shall, on conviction, pay a fine of one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.