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30 PA Cons Stat § 5325 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5325 - Rules and regulations

§ 5325. Rules and regulations. (a) General rule.--The commission shall, within one year of the date of enactment of this subchapter, promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, including regulations pertaining to, but not limited to:  (1) Application procedure for certificates of title. (2) Contents of applications. (3) Boats brought into this Commonwealth from outside of this Commonwealth. (4) Boats purchased from dealers. (5) Boats sold or transferred privately. (6) Specially constructed or reconstructed boats. (7) Delivery of certificate of title. (8) Duplicate or replacement titles. (9) Transfer of ownership of boats. (10) Transfer to or from manufacturer or dealer. (11) Repossession of boats. (12) Boats which are junked, destroyed, lost, stolen or abandoned. (13) Voluntary titling of boats by owners prior to sale or transfer. (14) Suspension or cancellation of certificate of title. (15) Creation and perfection of security interests in boats. (16) Assignments of security interests. (17) Satisfaction of security interests. (18) Recordkeeping, documentation and information verification regarding boats. (b) Penalties.--Any person who violates a rule or regulation  promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the third degree.  (Nov. 3, 1999, P.L.447, No.41, eff. Jan. 1, 2000)   1999 Amendment. Act 41 amended subsec. (b).  Effective Date. Section 4(1) of Act 73 of 1996 provided that section 5325 shall take effect in 60 days.  Cross References. Section 5325 is referred to in section 5328 of this title.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5326 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5326 - Offenses relating to titling

§ 5326. Offenses relating to titling. (a) Prohibited acts.--The following acts are prohibited:  (1) Operating a boat in this Commonwealth for which a certificate of title is required without having obtained the certificate of title for the boat.  (2) Selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of a boat without delivering to the purchaser or transferee a certificate of title, or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate, assigned to the purchaser or transferee as required by this subchapter.  (3) Failing to surrender to the commission any certificate of title upon cancellation of the same by the commission for any valid reason set forth in this subchapter or regulations adopted under this subchapter.  (4) Altering or forging any certificate of title to a boat or any assignment thereof or any cancellation of any lien on a boat.  (5) Altering, forging or counterfeiting any certificate of title or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate to a boat.  (6) Altering or falsifying any assignment of a certificate of title or an assignment or cancellation of a security interest on a certificate of title of a boat.  (7) Holding or using a certificate of title to a boat or holding or using any assignment or cancellation of a security interest on a certificate of title to a boat, knowing it to have been altered, forged, counterfeited or falsified.  (8) Using a false or fictitious name or address, making any material false statement or concealing any material fact in any application for a certificate of title or in a bill of sale or sworn statement of ownership.  (9) Procuring or attempting to procure a certificate of title to a boat or passing or attempting to pass a certificate of title or any assignment thereof to a boat, knowing or having reason to believe that the boat has been stolen.  (10) Possessing, buying, receiving, selling or offering to sell or otherwise disposing of a boat on which the manufacturer's or assigned hull identification number has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered or defaced, knowing of such destruction, removal, covering, alteration or defacement of the manufacturer's or assigned hull identification number.  (11) Destroying, removing, covering, altering or defacing the manufacturer's assigned hull identification number on any boat.  (12) Possessing, buying, selling, exchanging or giving away or offering to buy, sell, exchange or give away the certificate of title to any boat which is junked or salvaged.  (13) Knowingly obtaining goods, services, credit or money by means of a certificate of title to a boat, which certificate is required by law to be surrendered to the commission.  (b) Penalties.--A person who violates subsection (a)(1) through (3) commits a summary offense of the second degree. A person who violates subsection (a)(4) through (13) commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5327 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5327 - Fees

§ 5327. Fees.  (a) General rule.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the following fees shall be due:  (1) The fee for issuance of a certificate of title shall be $15. (2) The fee for a duplicate certificate of title shall be $5. (3) The fee for recording or changing the amount of security interest on a certificate of title shall be $5.  (4) The fee for copies of or information relating to a title or security interest shall be $5.  (5) The fee for issuing or providing copies of any other official document issued under the authority of this chapter shall be $5.  (6) The fee for continuing the effectiveness of perfection of a security interest shall be $5.  (b) Changes to fees.--The fees listed under this section may be changed by the commission in accordance with section 322.1 (relating to power to set fees).  (June 8, 2001, P.L.123, No.18, eff. July 1, 2001; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)    Cross References. Section 5327 is referred to in section 322.1 of this title.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5328 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5328 - Implementation

§ 5328. Implementation. The commission shall issue certificates of title as provided for in this subchapter on and after the effective date of the regulations promulgated under the authority of section 5325 (relating to rules and regulations).
30 PA Cons Stat § 5331 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5331 - Scope of subchapter

§ 5331. Scope of subchapter. (a) General rule.--This subchapter covers boat and marine forfeitures.  (b) Legislative intent.--It is the intent of the General Assembly that this subchapter act in concert with 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 73 Subch. B (relating to watercraft trailer forfeiture).  (c) Applicability.-- (1) The provisions of this subchapter shall only apply to a boat and related equipment with a resale value based upon established industry standards equal to or less than the maximum amount set forth in this subsection.  (2) The maximum amount for the year 2006 shall be $5,000. Thereafter, the maximum amount shall be fixed annually by the commission based upon the maximum amount in the prior year as adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the United States for all items as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the previous 12-month period. The maximum amount as adjusted shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $5.  (3) The commission shall give notice of the new maximum amount by publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin in the third publication in March of each year.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5332 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5332 - Definitions

§ 5332. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Customer." A person who contracts for the services of a marine business concerning a boat, any related equipment or a watercraft trailer.  "Marine business." A person who repairs, remanufactures, restores, alters, stores, cleans or holds for brokerage or consignment sale boats, any related equipment or watercraft trailers. This term includes, but is not limited to, a marina, watercraft dealer, watercraft trailer dealer, boat club, yacht club, repair facility or storage facility.  "Related equipment." Personal property:  (1) related to a boat in the possession of a marine business, including a motor; or (2) found in or on a boat in the possession of a marine business. The term does not include a watercraft trailer as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 7322 (relating to definitions).  "Terminal date." Either of the following:  (1) In the case of any repair, remanufacture, restoration, alteration, cleaning or storage, absent a written agreement to the contrary, the term means the date upon which a bill is mailed or otherwise provided to the customer for a completed repair, remanufacture, restoration, alteration, cleaning or storage for a boat, related equipment or watercraft trailer.  (2) In the case of consignment or brokerage, the term means the last date under the brokerage or consignment contract or agreement.  "Watercraft trailer." A trailer designed or used to transport watercraft.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5333 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5333 - Liens

§ 5333. Liens. A marine business shall have a lien, dependent upon possession, on a boat and any related equipment belonging to an owner for the balance due the marine business from such owner for any repair, remanufacture, restoration, alteration, storage, cleaning, consignment or brokerage of a boat and any related equipment. The marine business may retain possession of a boat and any related equipment until the charges are paid.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5334 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5334 - Notice for boats and related equipment

§ 5334. Notice for boats and related equipment. Any time 30 days after the terminal date, if a marine business chooses to have all rights, title and interest in a boat or any related equipment transferred to the marine business by operation of law, the marine business shall on the same day send the following two written notices by certified mail, return receipt requested:  (1) To an address designated in writing by the customer or, if not so designated, to the customer's last known address, indicating that the marine business intends to terminate all rights, title and interest in the boat or any related equipment by operation of law under this subchapter. If the marine business is sending a notice to the customer pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 7324 (relating to notification by watercraft trailer dealer), it may send the notice required by this paragraph in the same mailing. The notice shall contain:  (i) The name, address and telephone number of the marine business. (ii) A description of the boat, including make, model and year, and the hull identification number, a registration number or temporary decal number.  (iii) A description of any related equipment. (iv) Notice that the marine business intends to terminate the owner's and lienholder's rights, title and interest in the boat and any related equipment by operation of law under this subchapter.  (v) The amount which must be paid to the marine business to redeem the boat and any related equipment as of the date of the notice.  (2) To the commission indicating that the marine business intends to terminate all rights, title and interest in the boat or any related equipment by operation of law under this subchapter. This notice shall be accompanied by a fee of $50 or as otherwise established by the commission in accordance with section 322.1 (relating to power to set fees) and shall be on a form prescribed by the commission.  (July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)   Cross References. Section 5334 is referred to in sections 322.1, 5336, 5339 of this title; section 7324 of Title 75 (Vehicles).
30 PA Cons Stat § 5335 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5335 - Notice for watercraft trailers

§ 5335. Notice for watercraft trailers. If a watercraft trailer dealer chooses to have all rights, title and interest in a watercraft trailer transferred to a watercraft trailer dealer by operation of law, it shall follow the notice provisions of 75 Pa.C.S. § 7324 (relating to notification by watercraft trailer dealer).
30 PA Cons Stat § 5336 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5336 - Responsibility of commission

§ 5336. Responsibility of commission. (a) Notice to lienholders and other persons.--Upon receipt of the notice specified in section 5334 (relating to notice for boats and related equipment), the commission shall:  (1) If the boat is registered or titled in this Commonwealth, notify, if on record with the commission, any lienholders and the owner or, if the boat is not titled, the last registrant by certified mail, return receipt requested, that a marine business intends to acquire all rights, title and interest in the boat or any related equipment. The notice shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the marine business.  (2) If the boat has a registration number, temporary decal number or other identifying indicia evidencing that the boat is registered or titled in another state or is federally documented, the commission shall contact the other state or the United States Coast Guard and attempt to ascertain the name and address of any lienholder and the last registrant or owner. The commission shall provide notice to those persons by certified mail, return receipt requested, that a marine business intends to acquire all rights, title and interest in the boat or any related equipment. The notice shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the marine business.  (b) Notice to marine business.--The commission shall notify the marine business:  (1) that the commission notified any lienholders and the owner of the boat or, in the case of an untitled boat, the last registrant in accordance with this section; or  (2) that the commission was unable to provide notice in accordance with this section.   Cross References. Section 5336 is referred to in section 5337 of this title.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5337 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5337 - Publication for boats and related equipment

§ 5337. Publication for boats and related equipment. (a) General rule.--At any time after the date the marine business receives notice from the commission pursuant to section 5336 (relating to responsibility of commission), the marine business shall publish a notice, once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county where the marine business is located, describing the boat or any related equipment and any identifying data as prescribed by the commission.  (b) Contents of notice.--The notice shall include information that all rights, title and interest in the boat or any related equipment shall be transferred to the marine business by operation of law unless the boat or any related equipment is redeemed within 30 days of the date of the second publication. This notice may be combined with a publication of notice pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 7326 (relating to publication).    Cross References. Section 5337 is referred to in sections 5339, 5340 of this title; section 7326 of Title 75 (Vehicles).
30 PA Cons Stat § 5338 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5338 - Publication for watercraft trailers

§ 5338. Publication for watercraft trailers. If a watercraft dealer chooses to have all rights, title and interest in a watercraft trailer transferred to a watercraft trailer dealer by operation of law, it shall follow the publication provisions of 75 Pa.C.S. § 7326 (relating to publication).
30 PA Cons Stat § 5339 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5339 - Redemption

§ 5339. Redemption. (a) Notice.--Upon request of the customer, any lienholder or the owner of a boat or any related equipment, the marine business shall provide the amount necessary under subsection (b), at the time of the request, to redeem the boat and any related equipment.  (b) Charges and expenses.--Prior to the forfeiture of a boat and any related equipment under this subchapter, the customer, any lienholder or the owner of a boat or any related equipment may pay the amount necessary to satisfy:  (1) All charges due the marine business for the repair, remanufacture, restoration, alteration, storage, cleaning, consignment or brokerage of the boat and any related equipment.  (2) Reasonable expenses associated with the mailing of notices under section 5334 (relating to notice for boats and related equipment) and the publication of notice under section 5337 (relating to publication for boats and related equipment).  (c) Return of property.--Upon payment of all charges and expenses under subsection (b), the marine business shall return the boat and any related equipment to the customer, lienholder or owner and shall thereafter have no liability to any person with respect to the boat and any related equipment.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5340 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5340 - Forfeiture

§ 5340. Forfeiture. A boat and any related equipment that is not redeemed within 30 days of the second publication under section 5337 (relating to publication for boats and related equipment) is deemed forfeited to the marine business, and any prior right, title or interest in the boat and any related equipment is terminated. The marine business shall make application for a certificate of title for the boat with the commission within 30 days of the date of forfeiture.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5341 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5341 - Rights acquired by good faith purchaser

§ 5341. Rights acquired by good faith purchaser. A purchaser in good faith of a boat or any related equipment sold by a marine business after forfeiture under this subchapter takes the boat or any related equipment free of all liens and encumbrances despite noncompliance by the marine business with the requirements of this subchapter.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5342 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5342 - Other remedies

§ 5342. Other remedies. The provisions of this subchapter are in addition to any and all other remedies available to a marine business. This subchapter shall not foreclose any other remedies available to a marine business at law or in equity.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5343 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5343 - Construction

§ 5343. Construction. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize a marine business to transfer any right, title or interest in a boat or any related equipment in violation of section 307 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (Public Law 108-89, 50 App. U.S.C. § 537) or 51 Pa.C.S. § 4105 (relating to exemption from civil process).
30 PA Cons Stat § 5344 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats|Section 5344 - Rules and regulations

§ 5344. Rules and regulations. (a) General rule.--The commission may promulgate rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.  (b) Penalty.--Any person who violates a rule or regulation promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the third degree.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 55 - Operation of Boats|Section 5501 - Reckless and negligent operation of watercraft

§ 5501. Reckless and negligent operation of watercraft. (a) Reckless operation.--No person shall operate a watercraft in, upon or through the waters of this Commonwealth in a reckless manner. For the purposes of this subsection, reckless operation means operating a watercraft in a manner that consciously, willfully and wantonly disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk to the safety of persons or property in, upon or along the waters of this Commonwealth. Reckless operation of a watercraft involves a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable operator of a watercraft should observe under the circumstances. A person who violates this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.  (b) Negligent operation.--No person shall operate a watercraft in, upon or through the waters of this Commonwealth in a negligent manner. A person commits negligent operation of a watercraft if he operates the watercraft without due regard for the safety of persons or property in, upon or along the waters of this Commonwealth. Negligent operation of a watercraft involves a deviation from the ordinary standard of care that a reasonable operator of a watercraft should observe under the circumstances. A person who violates this subsection commits a summary offense of the first degree. Negligent operation is a lesser included offense of reckless operation of a watercraft.  (c) Aquaplanes and similar devices.--No person shall operate or manipulate any boat, tow rope, aquaplane or similar device in such a way as to cause the device or person thereon to collide with or strike against any object or person or in any way cause damage or injury to any object or person. A person who violates this subsection commits a summary offense of the first degree.  (d) Exceeding capacity prima facie evidence of negligence.--Exceeding the loading and horsepower limits for a boat as provided on the capacity plate issued for the boat is prima facie evidence of negligent operation of the boat.
30 PA Cons Stat § 5502.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 55 - Operation of Boats|Section 5502.1 - Homicide by watercraft while operating under influence

§ 5502.1. Homicide by watercraft while operating under influence. (a) Offense defined.--Any person who unintentionally causes the death of another person as the direct result of a violation of section 5502 (relating to operating watercraft under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) and who is convicted of violating section 5502 commits a felony of the second degree when the violation is the cause of death and the sentencing court shall order the person to serve a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than three years. A consecutive three-year term of imprisonment shall be imposed for each victim whose death is the result of a violation of section 5502.  (b) Applicability of sentencing guidelines.--The sentencing guidelines promulgated by the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing shall not supersede the mandatory penalty of this section.  (May 30, 1984, P.L.339, No.68, eff. 60 days; July 7, 2011, P.L.211, No.33, eff. 60 days)    2011 Amendment. Act 33 amended subsec. (a).  1984 Amendment. Act 68 added section 5502.1.  Cross References. Section 5502.1 is referred to in sections 928, 5506 of this title; sections 5750, 67A01 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).