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NJ Rev Stat § 12:7-86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7-86 - Conditions for operation of personal watercraft without completion of boat safety course; violations, penalties; rules, regulations.

12:7-86 Conditions for operation of personal watercraft without completion of boat safety course; violations, penalties; rules, regulations.  18. A person who is 16 years of age or older may operate a personal watercraft without having completed a boat safety course required pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1987, c.453 (C.12:7-61) under the following conditions: a. (1) the person operates the personal watercraft within the boundaries of an area designated solely for the operation of personal watercraft by a business engaged in renting personal watercraft for use on the waters of the State; (2) the area designated for such operation is supervised by a person who is experienced in the operation of personal watercraft and who has successfully completed a boat safety course approved pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1987, c.453 (C.12:7-60); and (3) the person has successfully completed an instruction course provided by the owner or lessee of the personal watercraft prior to operating the personal watercraft within the designated area. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2005, c.292). c. The person has written proof, while operating the personal watercraft, of successful completion of a boat safety course substantially similar to an approved boat safety course as established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1987, c.453 (C.12:7-60). d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2005, c.292). e. Pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Superintendent of State Police shall adopt any rules or regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. L.1995,c.401,s.18; amended 1997, c.152, s.2; 2005, c.292, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7-87 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7-87 - Warning sign required at pontoon boat rental businesses.

12:7-87 Warning sign required at pontoon boat rental businesses.  2. The owner of a business that rents pontoon boats to the general public shall prominently display a metallic warning sign measuring at least 24 inches by 24 inches at the entrance of the designated rental area. The top portion of the sign shall state: "All unlicensed pontoon boat operators shall complete a pre-rental instruction course in accordance with New Jersey State Law." The center portion of the sign shall display an image depicting the outline of a person near a propeller surrounded by a red circle with a red backslash bisecting the image. The bottom portion of the sign shall state: "Warning: Rotating propellers can cause serious injury or death."  L.2015, c.307, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-1 - Short title

12:7A-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Boat Ownership Certificate Act."  L. 1984, c. 152, s. 1, eff. June 15, 1987.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-2 - Policy declaration

12:7A-2. Policy declaration  The Legislature declares it to be a public policy of this State that certain vessels and hulls shall be titled.  L. 1984, c. 152, s.2; amended by L. 1987, c. 138, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-4 - All sales subject to law

12:7A-4. All sales subject to law  No person shall sell or purchase any marine equipment in this State, except in the manner and subject to the conditions provided in this act and the regulations adopted hereunder by the director.  L. 1984, c. 152, s. 4, eff. June 15, 1987.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-5 - Application for certificates of ownership

12:7A-5. Application for certificates of ownership  a. Except as provided in section 6 of this act, for each piece of marine equipment principally used in this State, the owner shall make application to the director for a certificate of ownership.  b. Except as may be otherwise provided in this act, the Department of Law and Public Safety shall not number or renew the certificate of number of a vessel, which is required to be numbered in this State pursuant to the "New Jersey Boat Act of 1962," P.L.1962, c. 73 (C. 12:7-34.36 et seq.) and is defined as "marine equipment" under section 3 of P.L.1984, c. 152 (C. 12:7A-3), unless a certificate of ownership has been issued by the director to the owner pursuant to this act.  L. 1984, c. 152, s.5; amended by L. 1987, c. 138, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-6 - Renewals, exemptions

12:7A-6. Renewals, exemptions  a. Any person, who prior to the effective date of this act, owned any marine equipment shall, at the time its certificate of number is due to be renewed, file an application for a certificate of ownership for the marine equipment as required in section 5, and shall file a financing statement as required in section 12 of this act.  b. A certificate of ownership shall not be required under this act for any marine equipment that is:  (1) a ship's lifeboat;  (2) a non-motorized, inflatable surfboard, racing shell, rowing scull, tender for direct transportation between a vessel and the shore and for no other purpose (dinghy), or vessel of 12 feet or less in length;  (3) a canoe or kayak;  (4) a public vessel of the United States or any state, or any subdivision or agency thereof;  (5) any vessel used exclusively for racing while actually competing in or tuning up for an authorized race held under the auspices of a duly incorporated yacht club or racing association, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety and pursuant to a permit duly issued thereby; or  (6) a sailboat of 12 feet or less in length.  L. 1984, c. 152, s.6; amended by L. 1987, c. 138, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-8 - Manufacturer's number

12:7A-8. Manufacturer's number  a. Subsequent to the effective date of this act, each piece of marine equipment for sale and purchase in this State shall contain a manufacturer's number.  b. After six months from the effective date of this act, no person shall possess, operate, use, transport, or sell any marine equipment requiring a certificate of ownership, without the manufacturer's number.  c. The director shall adopt regulations to implement the purpose of this section, and the director shall provide for the assignment of manufacturers' numbers to that marine equipment, including home-made marine equipment, which is without a manufacturer's number.  d. Beginning six months from the effective date of this act, the director, the State Marine Police Force or any law enforcement officer may immediately seize and take possession anywhere in this State of any marine equipment on which the manufacturer's number or numbers have been obliterated, erased, mutilated, removed or missing.  L. 1984, c. 152, s. 8, eff. June 15, 1987.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-9 - New marine equipment; certificate of origin; assignment of certificate of origin upon sale

12:7A-9. New marine equipment; certificate of origin; assignment of certificate of origin upon sale  a. Whenever new marine equipment is delivered in this State by the manufacturer to his agent or to a dealer, or to a person purchasing directly from the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall execute and deliver a certificate of origin in the form prescribed by the director. No person shall bring into this State for the purpose of offering for sale any new marine equipment unless he has in his possession the certificate of origin as prescribed by the director. b. The certificate of origin shall contain the manufacturer's number; name of the manufacturer; the description of the marine equipment, including its trade name, if any; year, series or model; body type; type of propulsion; type of fuel; length; and any other items that may be prescribed by the director. c. Whenever new marine equipment is sold in this State, the seller shall execute and deliver to the purchaser an assignment of the certificate of origin, with the genuine names and business or residence addresses of both stated thereon, and certified to have been executed with full knowledge of the contents and with the consent of both purchaser and seller. If, in connection with the sale, the security interest is taken or retained by the seller to secure all or part of the purchase price of the marine equipment, or is taken by a person who by making an advance or incurring an obligation gives value to enable the purchaser to acquire rights in the marine equipment, the name and the business or residence address of the secured party or his assignee shall be noted on the assignment of the certificate of origin. Nothing in this section shall apply to a security interest in marine equipment which constitutes inventory held for sale, but the interest shall be subject to chapter 9 of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1984, c. 152, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-10 - Assignment of certificate of ownership

12:7A-10. Assignment of certificate of ownership  Whenever marine equipment is sold in this State, the seller shall execute and deliver to the purchaser an assignment of the certificate of ownerhip. If a security interest exists at the time of the sale or if, in connection with the sale, a security interest is taken or retained by the seller to secure all or part of the purchase price of the marine equipment, or is taken by a person who by making an advance or incurring an obligation gives value to enable the purchaser to acquire rights in the marine equipment, the name and business or the residence address of the secured party or his assignee shall be noted on the certificate of ownership. Nothing in this section shall apply to a security interest in marine equipment which constitutes inventory held for sale, but the interest shall be subject to chapter 9 of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes. Nothing in this section shall apply to seized marine equipment sold by the director, the State Marine Police Force or any law enforcement agency.  L. 1984, c. 152, s. 10, eff. June 15, 1987.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-11 - Termination of security interest

12:7A-11. Termination of security interest  When the contract or term of the security agreement noted on the certificate of origin or certificate of ownership has been satisfied, the secured party shall deliver to the buyer the certificate of ownership thereto, executed as provided in this act, with proper evidence of satisfaction of the contract or termination of the security interest. Within 15 days after the performance of the contract or termination of the security interest, the secured party shall file with the director a notice, in whatever form the director shall prescribe, containing evidence of the performance or termination. The director shall thereupon cause a notation to be made on his records of certificate of ownership of the marine equipment that the contract has been satisfied or the security interest terminated.  L. 1984, c. 152, s. 11, eff. June 15, 1987.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-13 - Duplicate certificate

12:7A-13. Duplicate certificate  a. If a certificate of ownership or title papers are lost, the director may, upon proof by certification or otherwise in the manner required by him and if satisfied with the application, prepare a certificate of ownership, certify it and authorize its use in place of the original, with the same effect as the original. The director shall collect a fee for this duplicate certificate.  b. A person who falsely states, in an application to the director for a duplicate certificate of ownership, that a certificate of ownership or title papers are lost, shall be subject to the penalties of section 25 of this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prosecution may be commenced at any time up to three years after the issuance of the duplicate certificate.  L. 1984, c. 152, s. 13, eff. June 15, 1987.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-14 - File of certificates

12:7A-14. File of certificates  The director shall retain a file of all certificates of ownership for a period, prescribed by him, beyond the date that the marine equipment described therein is no longer registered in this State.  L. 1984, c. 152, s. 14, eff. June 15, 1987.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-15 - Notation of security interest

12:7A-15. Notation of security interest  a. The director shall, on the record or abstract of any marine equipment registered with him which is subject to a security interest of which notice is required to be filed with with him, make a notation of the existence of the security interest and shall index the same under the name of the owner of record of the marine equipment so long as the security interest remains unterminated of record.  b. Upon request from any person, the director shall issue a certificate, for which he shall be entitled to a fee, showing names and addresses of the parties to any contract of conditional sale or chattel mortgage or other instrument or to any financing statement; the name and address of the holder of any lien under such contract, chattel mortgage or other instrument or of the secured party; the date thereof or of the financing statement; the date of filing; the make, model, identification number or numbers of the marine equipment; and, if the condition in the contract of conditional sale or chattel mortgage has been performed or the security interest has been terminated, a statement to that effect.  c. For a full certified copy of any instrument showing a lien on or a security interest in any marine equipment the director shall be entitled to a fee for the certificate plus a fee for each copy of any paper certified.  d. When evidence of satisfaction of any contract of conditional sale or chattel mortgage or other instrument or evidence of the termination of the security interest shall be presented to the director, he shall make a notation thereof on his records.  e. The director, his agents and employees of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety or the agency or instrumentality of the State that may process certificates of ownership, registrations and associated functions shall not incur any personal liability in carrying out the provisions of this section or in furnishing any information provided herein from the records of the State.  L. 1984, c. 152, s. 15, eff. June 15, 1987.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-16 - Seizure of vessels

12:7A-16. Seizure of vessels  a. If any marine equipment, numbered vessel, or documented vessel is seized, levied upon, or attached and taken into possession, actually or constructively, by virtue of judicial process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in this State, or by virtue of a State or federal statute, the person from whom possession of the marine equipment, numbered vessel, or documented vessel was taken, and without prejudice to his rights in the premises, shall surrender the title papers or certificate of ownership, certificate of number or other marine documents to the director upon written notice or demand from the director. The officer or person so seizing and taking possession of such marine equipment, numbered vessel, or documented vessel shall file with the director a notice in writing giving a full description of such items as prescribed by regulation, and the name and address of the person from whom taken, and shall attach a copy of the process or statutory or other authority to the notice. If the marine equipment, numbered vessel, or documented vessel is sold in pursuance thereof, the officer so selling it shall execute and deliver to the purchaser at the sale an application for certificate of ownership, if this certificate is required under P.L.1984, c. 152 (C. 12:7A-1 et seq.), in the same form and manner as provided in this act, which shall also contain the name and address of the person from whom the marine equipment, numbered vessel, or documented vessel was taken. A copy of the process or statutory or other authority under which the marine equipment, numbered vessel, or documented vessel is sold and a copy of the notice of sale, which notice of sale shall contain a description of the marine equipment, numbered vessel, or documented vessel as required by this act, shall be attached thereto. If the sale is held by a bailiff or attorney in fact for a lienor, the lienor shall also execute the application for certificate of ownership, if this certificate is required under P.L.1984, c. 152. The director, upon new application to him by the purchaser at the sale, shall file and record the purchase of the marine equipment as provided in this act.  b. The director shall provide by regulation for procedures regarding marine equipment or documented vessels forfeited to the State.  L. 1984, c. 152, s.16; amended by L. 1987, c. 138, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-17 - Failure to produce evidence of ownership

12:7A-17. Failure to produce evidence of ownership  a. Any marine equipment or vessel seized by the director, the State Marine Police Force or any law enforcement officer for failure to provide evidence of ownership as required by law or regulation, shall be held by the director, the State Marine Police Force or law enforcement agency, as the case may be, not longer than 90 days until the certificate of number, or certificate of ownership, or documentation papers have been produced to the satisfaction of the officer or person so seizing and taking possession of the marine equipment or vessel. If the documents have not been produced after seizure, the director, the State Marine Police Force or law enforcement agency, as the case may be, may collect any transportation fees or recover the expenses that were incurred in storage of the marine equipment or vessel. The director may prescribe a schedule of storage fees where the storage, including necessary liability coverage, is performed by a State facility. After 90 days, the marine equipment or vessel shall be sold at public auction, and the proceeds deposited in a special fund as hereinafter provided.  b. Except for marine equipment missing a manufacturer's serial number, the director may prescribe by regulation a time period before the marine equipment is seized. The director may also prescribe procedures permitting constructive seizure of marine equipment.  c. Whenever any marine equipment alleged to be stolen comes into the custody of the director, the State Marine Police Force or any law enforcement agency, as the case may be, the officer or person so seizing and taking possession of the marine equipment shall proceed as provided in chapter 65 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.  d. Neither the director, the State Marine Police Force, nor any law enforcement officer or agency shall be liable for any action taken pursuant to this act regarding the seizure of vessels. Neither the director, the State Marine Police Force, nor any law enforcement officer or agency shall be liable for any remaining lien or security interest held in the marine equipment. The remaining lien or security interest shall be the sole obligation of the person who obtained the lien or interest.  L. 1984, c. 152, s.17; amended by L. 1987, c. 138, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-18 - Correction of defects; recording of foreign papers

12:7A-18. Correction of defects; recording of foreign papers  a. If the title papers or certificate of ownership are defective or improper, or if the marine equipment was purchased and its sale consummated in another state or country, in accordance with the laws of the state or country regulating the sale of marine equipment and not made for the purpose of evading the provisions of this act, the owner of the marine equipment may apply to the director to correct the defects, or permit the title papers to be received.  b. The director, upon whatever proof as he requires showing that it is just and equitable that the defects should be corrected or that the title papers or certificate of ownership should be received, with or without hearing, shall determine the truth and merits of the application and whether the holder appears to be the bona fide owner of the marine equipment, and may issue his certificate correcting the defects or permitting the title papers or certificate of ownership to be so recorded and filed. The person submitting the papers shall pay a fee to the director for the issuing and filing of the certificate.  c. The director may promulgate regulations supplementing this section, prescribing a procedure for the issuance of a certificate of ownership to a purchaser who purchased marine equipment in a state or jurisdiction that does not require or issue title papers.  d. Before issuing a certificate the director may require the person to advertise in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county where he resides, or where the marine equipment is located, or both, for the space of two weeks, at least once a week, a notice briefly stating that the person has applied to the director to correct defects in the marine equipment title papers or receive title papers out of time, or as the case may be, giving a description of the marine equipment as provided by regulation, and that if anyone desires to be heard in opposition thereto he may do so by appearing before the director or his designee on a date and at a place named, or communicating with the director or his designee prior thereto. The applicant shall also serve like notice on local police, both where the applicant resides and where the marine equipment is located, the State Marine Police Force, and any other person or agency as prescribed by the director. The notice shall be made personally or by certified mail. Proofs of the publication and service shall be submitted to the director. The director, his agent, or inspector may have the notice advertised or served at the cost and expense of the applicant. L. 1984, c. 152, s. 18, eff. June 15, 1987.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7A-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7A-19 - Title papers required

12:7A-19. Title papers required  The director may refuse to issue a certificate of number for any vessel required to have the certificate, unless there is furnished to the director or his agent title papers or a certificate of ownership, if required for the vessel, in conformity to this act. The director may provide by regulation for the issuance of title papers to marine equipment in possession as of the effective date of this act or marine equipment purchased in a jurisdiction that does not require or issue title papers.  L. 1984, c. 152, s.19; amended by L. 1987, c. 138, s. 9.