Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 7 - WATERCOURSES AND NAVIGATION (§§ 27-101-101 — 27-102-110) › Chapter 101 - WATERCRAFT (§§ 27-101-101 — 27-101-1030) › Subchapter 3 - MOTORBOAT REGISTRATION AND NUMBERING (§§ 27-101-301 — 27-101-314) › Section 27-101-306 - Numbering period - Expiration - Renewal

(a)
The certificates of numbers issued pursuant to §
27-101-101
et seq., §
27-101-201
et seq., and this subchapter may be for a period of three (3) years.
(b)
The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall establish a system in a manner that the expiration dates of the various certificates of numbers will be evenly distributed throughout the year and each year thereafter to the end that boat certificates of numbers will be renewable as uniformly as practicable throughout each of the twelve (12) months of the license year in each year.
(c)
Upon request, the secretary shall assign to any owner of two (2) or more boats the same registration period.
(d)
(1)
A fee based on the length of the motorboat as set forth in this subsection shall be charged for the issuance of a certificate of number and for each renewal of each certificate of number.
(2)
The fee to be collected for certificates shall be as follows:
Fee Category
3 Years
Vessels less than sixteen feet (16') in length .................................................................................
$ 7.50
Vessels sixteen feet (16') to less than twenty-six feet (26')................................................................
15.00
Vessels twenty-six feet (26') to less than forty feet (40') ..................................................................
51.00
Vessels forty feet (40') or more .................................................................................................
105.00
(e)
Notice shall be given to the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission of each certificate of number renewed and of the transfer of any certificate of number.
(f)
Every certificate of number awarded pursuant to this subchapter shall continue in full force and effect until the expiration of each numbering period unless sooner terminated or discontinued in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(g)
Certificates of number may be renewed by the owner in the same manner as is provided in this section for initially securing the certificate and upon:
(1)
Payment of all fees required in this chapter;
(2)
If applicable, proof the motorboat or personal watercraft is covered by a liability insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state;
(3)
Proof the motorboat is listed for assessment; and
(4)
Proof of payment of required personal property taxes.
(h)
Unless a certificate of number is renewed on or before the fifteenth day following the expiration thereof, it shall lapse and shall no longer be of any force and effect unless renewed in the manner prescribed in this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 733,§ 13, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4825, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1959, No. 453, § 4; 1963, No. 140, § 1; 1975, No. 237, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-224; Acts 1987, No. 122, § 2; 1995, No. 517, §§ 15, 16; 1999, No. 468, § 3; 2003, No. 1774, § 9.