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DC Code § 50-1541.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.10. Maintenance of and access to files

(a) For each record relating to a certificate of title submitted to the Harbor Master, the Harbor Master shall: (1) Ascertain or assign the hull identification number for the vessel; (2) Maintain the hull identification number and all the information submitted with the application pursuant to § 50-1541.06(b) to which the record relates, including the date and time the record was delivered to the Harbor Master; (3) Maintain the files for public inspection subject to subsection (e) of this section; and (4) Index the files of the Harbor Master as required by subsection (b) of this section. (b) The Harbor Master shall maintain in its files the information contained in all certificates of title created pursuant to this chapter. The information in the files of the Harbor Master must be searchable by the hull identification number of the vessel, the vessel number, the name of the owner of record, and any other method used by the Harbor Master. (c) The Harbor Master shall maintain in its files, for each vessel for which it has created a certificate of title, all title brands known to the Harbor Master, the name of each secured party known to the Harbor Master, the name of each person known to the Harbor Master to be claiming an ownership interest, and all stolen-property reports the Harbor Master has received. (d) Upon request, for safety, security, or law-enforcement purposes, the Harbor Master shall provide to federal, state, or local government the information in its files relating to any vessel for which the Harbor Master has issued a certificate of title. (e) Except as otherwise provided by the law of the District other than this chapter, the information required under § 50-1541.08 is a public record. The information provided under § 50-1541.06(b)(3) is not a public record.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 11, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.11. Action required on creation of certificate of title

(a) On creation of a written certificate of title, the Harbor Master promptly shall send the certificate of title to the secured party of record or, if none, to the owner of record, at the address indicated for that person in the files of the Harbor Master. On creation of an electronic certificate of title, the Harbor Master promptly shall send a record evidencing the certificate of title to the owner of record and, if there is one, to the secured party of record, at the address indicated for that person in the files of the Harbor Master. The Harbor Master may send the record to the person’s mailing address or, if indicated in the files of the Harbor Master, an electronic address. (b) If the Harbor Master creates a written certificate of title, any electronic certificate of title for the vessel is canceled and replaced by the written certificate of title. The Harbor Master shall maintain in the files of the Harbor Master the date and time of cancellation. (c) Before the Harbor Master creates an electronic certificate of title, any written certificate of title for the vessel must be surrendered to the Harbor Master. If the Harbor Master creates an electronic certificate of title, the Harbor Master shall destroy or otherwise cancel the written certificate of title for the vessel which has been surrendered to the Harbor Master and maintain in the files of the Harbor Master the date and time of destruction or other cancellation. If a written certificate of title being canceled is not destroyed, the Harbor Master shall indicate on the face of the certificate of title that it has been canceled.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 12, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.12. Effect of certificate of title

A certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information in the record that constitutes the certificate of title.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 13, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.13 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.13. Effect of possession of certificate of title; judicial process

Possession of a certificate of title does not by itself provide a right to obtain possession of a vessel. Garnishment, attachment, levy, replevin, or other judicial process against the certificate of title is not effective to determine possessory rights to the vessel. This chapter does not prohibit enforcement under law of the District other than this chapter of a security interest in, levy on, or foreclosure of a statutory or common-law lien on a vessel. Absence of an indication of a statutory or common-law lien on a certificate of title does not invalidate the lien.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 14, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.15 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.15. Termination statement

(a) A secured party indicated in the files of the Harbor Master as having a security interest in a vessel shall deliver a termination statement to the Harbor Master and, on the debtor’s request, to the debtor, by the earlier of: (1) Twenty days after the secured party receives a signed demand from an owner for a termination statement and there is no obligation secured by the vessel subject to the security interest and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value secured by the vessel; or (2) If the vessel is consumer goods, 30 days after there is no obligation secured by the vessel and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value secured by the vessel. (b) If a written certificate of title has been created and delivered to a secured party and a termination statement is required under subsection (a) of this section, the secured party, not later than the date required by subsection (a) of this section, shall deliver the certificate of title to the debtor or to the Harbor Master with the statement. If the certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or is otherwise unavailable or illegible, the secured party shall deliver with the statement, not later than the date required by subsection (a) of this section, an application for a replacement certificate of title meeting the requirements of § 50-1541.21. (c) On delivery to the Harbor Master of a termination statement authorized by the secured party, the security interest to which the statement relates shall cease to be perfected. If the security interest to which the statement relates was indicated on the certificate of title, the Harbor Master shall create a new certificate of title and deliver the new certificate of title or a record evidencing an electronic certificate of title. The Harbor Master shall maintain in its files the date and time of delivery to the Harbor Master of the statement. (d) A secured party that fails to comply with this section is liable for any loss that the secured party had reason to know might result from its failure to comply and that could not reasonably have been prevented and for the cost of an application for a certificate of title under § 50-1541.06 or § 50-1541.21.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 16, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.16 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.16. Transfer of ownership

(a) On voluntary transfer of an ownership interest in a vessel covered by a certificate of title, the following shall apply: (1) If the certificate of title is a written certificate of title and the transferor’s interest is noted on the certificate of title, the transferor promptly shall sign the certificate of title and deliver it to the transferee. If the transferor does not have possession of the certificate of title, the person in possession of the certificate of title shall have a duty to facilitate the transferor’s compliance with this paragraph. A secured party shall not have a duty to facilitate the transferor’s compliance with this paragraph if the proposed transfer is prohibited by the security agreement. (2) If the certificate of title is an electronic certificate of title, the transferor promptly shall sign and deliver to the transferee a record evidencing the transfer of ownership to the transferee. (3) The transferee has a right enforceable by specific performance to require the transferor comply with paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection. (b) The creation of a certificate of title identifying the transferee as owner of record satisfies the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. (c) A failure to comply with subsection (a) of this section or to apply for a new certificate of title shall not render a transfer of ownership of a vessel ineffective between the parties. Except as otherwise provided in § 50-1541.17, § 50-1541.18, § 50-1541.22(a), or § 50-1541.23, a transfer of ownership without compliance with subsection (a) of this section is not effective against another person claiming an interest in the vessel. (d) A transferor that complies with subsection (a) of this section is not liable as owner of the vessel for an event occurring after the transfer, regardless of whether the transferee applies for a new certificate of title.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 17, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.17 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.17. Effect of missing or incorrect information

Except as otherwise provided in § 28:9-337, a certificate of title or other record required or authorized by this chapter is effective even if it contains incorrect information or does not contain required information.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 18, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.18 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.18. Transfer of ownership by secured party’s transfer statement

(a) In For the purposes of this section, “secured party’s transfer statement” means a record signed by the secured party of record stating: (1) That there has been a default on an obligation secured by the vessel; (2) The secured party of record is exercising or has exercised post-default remedies with respect to the vessel; (3) By reason of the exercise, the secured party of record has the right to transfer the ownership interest of an owner, and the name of the owner; (4) The name and last-known mailing address of the owner of record and the secured party of record; (5) The name of the transferee; (6) Other information required by § 50-1541.06(b); and (7) One of the following: (A) The certificate of title is an electronic certificate of title; (B) The secured party does not have possession of the written certificate of title created in the name of the owner of record; or (C) The secured party is delivering the written certificate of title to the Harbor Master with the secured party’s transfer statement. (b) Unless the Harbor Master rejects a secured party’s transfer statement for a reason stated in § 50-1541.07(c), not later than 20 days after delivery to the Harbor Master of the statement and payment of fees and taxes payable under the law of the District other than this chapter in connection with the statement or the acquisition or use of the vessel, the Harbor Master shall: (1) Accept the statement; (2) Amend the files of the Harbor Master to reflect the transfer; and (3) If the name of the owner whose ownership interest is being transferred is indicated on the certificate of title: (A) Cancel the certificate of title even if the certificate of title has not been delivered to the Harbor Master; (B) Create a new certificate of title indicating the transferee as owner; and (C) Deliver the new certificate of title or a record evidencing an electronic certificate of title. (c) An application under subsection (a) of this section or the creation of a certificate of title under subsection (b) of this section is not by itself a disposition of the vessel and does not by itself relieve the secured party of its duties under Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 19, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.21 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.21. Replacement certificate of title

(a) If a written certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or otherwise becomes unavailable or illegible, the secured party of record or, if no secured party is indicated in the files of the Harbor Master, the owner of record may apply for and, by furnishing information satisfactory to the Harbor Master, obtain a replacement certificate of title in the name of the owner of record. (b) An applicant for a replacement certificate of title must sign the application, and, except as otherwise permitted by the Harbor Master, the application must comply with § 50-1541.06. The application must include the existing certificate of title unless the certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or otherwise unavailable. (c) A replacement certificate of title created by the Harbor Master must comply with § 50-1541.08 and indicate on the face of the certificate of title that it is a replacement certificate of title. (d) If a person receiving a replacement certificate of title subsequently obtains possession of the original written certificate of title, the person promptly shall destroy the original certificate of title.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 22, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.22 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.22. Rights of purchaser other than secured party

(a) A buyer in ordinary course of business has the protections afforded by §§ 28:2-403(2) and 28:9-320(a) even if an existing certificate of title was not signed and delivered to the buyer or a new certificate of title listing the buyer as owner of record was not created. (b) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 50-1541.16 and 50-1541.23, the rights of a purchaser of a vessel that is not a buyer in ordinary course of business or a lien creditor are governed by Subtitle I of Title 28.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 23, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.23 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.23. Rights of secured party

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the effect of perfection and nonperfection of a security interest and the priority of a perfected or unperfected security interest with respect to the rights of a purchaser or creditor, including a lien creditor, is governed by Subtitle I of Title 28. (b) If, while a security interest in a vessel is perfected by any method under this chapter, the Harbor Master creates a certificate of title that does not indicate that the vessel is subject to the security interest or contain a statement that it may be subject to security interests not indicated on the certificate of title: (1) A buyer of the vessel, other than a person in the business of selling or leasing vessels of that kind, takes free of the security interest if the buyer, acting in good faith and without knowledge of the security interest, gives value and receives possession of the vessel; and (2) The security interest is subordinate to a conflicting security interest in the vessel that is perfected under § 50-1541.14 after creation of the certificate of title and without the conflicting secured party’s knowledge of the security interest.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 24, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.24 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.24. Duties of Harbor Master

(a) The Harbor Master shall retain the evidence used to establish the accuracy of the information in its files relating to the current ownership of a vessel and the information on the certificate of title. (b) The Harbor Master shall retain in its files all information regarding a security interest in a vessel for at least 10 years after the Harbor Master receives a termination statement regarding the security interest. The information shall be accessible by the hull identification number for the vessel and any other methods provided by the Harbor Master. (c) If a person submits a record to the Harbor Master, or submits information that is accepted by the Harbor Master, and requests an acknowledgment of the filing or submission, the Harbor Master shall send to the person an acknowledgment showing the hull identification number of the vessel to which the record or submission relates, the information in the filed record or submission, and the date and time the record was received or the submission accepted. A request under this section shall contain the hull identification number and be delivered by means authorized by the Harbor Master. (d) The Harbor Master shall send or otherwise make available in a record the following information to any person that requests it and pays the applicable fee: (1) Whether the files of the Harbor Master indicate, as of a date and time specified by the Harbor Master, but not a date earlier than 3 days before the Harbor Master received the request, any certificate of title, security interest, termination statement, or title brand that relates to a vessel: (A) Identified by a hull identification number designated in the request; (B) Identified by a vessel number designated in the request; or (C) Owned by a person designated in the request; (2) With respect to the vessel: (A) The name and address of any owner as indicated in the files of the Harbor Master or on the certificate of title; (B) The name and address of any secured party as indicated in the files of the Harbor Master or on the certificate of title, and the effective date of the information; and (C) A copy of any termination statement indicated in the files of the Harbor Master and the effective date of the termination statement; and (3) With respect to the vessel, a copy of any certificate of origin, secured party transfer statement, transfer-by-law statement under § 50-1541.19, and other evidence of previous or current transfers of ownership. (e) In responding to a request under this section, the Harbor Master may provide the requested information in any medium. On request, the Harbor Master shall send the requested information in a record that bears the seal of the Harbor Master and is attested to by an appropriate official.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 25, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.25 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.25. Rules

(a) The Mayor may promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.] and to set fees, taxes, and other charges with respect to the titling, registration, and numbering of vessels, and otherwise to amend the Harbor Regulations (Article 29 of the Police Regulations of the District of Columbia, effective April 26, 1940, as amended; 19 DCMR Chapter 10). (b) The Mayor may promulgate the rules to take effect on or after January 1, 2016.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 26, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.26 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.26. Uniformity of application and construction

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 27, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.
DC Code § 50-1541.27 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 15B - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels|§ 50-1541.27. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 464 ; 15 U.S.C. § 7001 , et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c) , or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b) .  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-215, § 28, 61 DCR 13083.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-215: Section 32 of D.C. Law 20-215 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2016.