California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.36 - Duties of Undocumented Vessel Registration Agents

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each Undocumented Vessel Registration
				  Agent shall agree to assume, as a condition of appointment, the following
				  duties:
(1) Accept applications and fees for
				  registration and transfer of vessels and issue Permanent Vessel Numbers,
				  Temporary Certificates of Number, and vessel stickers to applicants.
(2) Forward a report every seven days listing
				  all vessel registration transactions received during the previous seven days,
				  accompanied by each application listed on the report and a single check or
				  money order for all fees received for the registration of a vessel, to the
				  address designated by the department no later than the close of business on the
				  date shown on the report.
(A) The report
				  shall be prepared on the Transmittal Record of Vessel Agent Registration
				  Applications, Form ADM 173-1 (10/94) provided by the department. Another
				  department-approved version of this form with a different revision date shall
				  be acceptable if the content of the form is in substantial compliance with the
				  requirements of this section.
(B)
				  The Transmittal Record of Vessel Agent Registration Applications shall be
				  completed in ink and shall include the following information: the business
				  name, address, and telephone number; the agent's number; date submitted; the
				  vessel's CF number, or, if a new vessel, the hull identification number or the
				  last name of the registered owner; the amount of cash, check, or credit media
				  collected; the number of the sticker issued; miscellaneous receipts issued for
				  transactions such as transfers, duplicates, etc.; an indication of whether a
				  credit or refund is desired; an indication of the preferred delivery method;
				  the total number of items by type submitted with the transmittal bundle; an
				  authorized signature; and, the printed name of the person signing the
				  report.
(C) All accountable items
				  issued shall be listed on the transmittal in numerical order.
(D) Each registration transaction processed
				  shall be entered on the transmittal immediately after the receipt has been
				  written.
(E) Three copies of the
				  transmittal shall be sent weekly to the department, and the agent shall retain
				  a fourth copy.
(F) A Transmittal of
				  Vessel Agent Registration Applications shall be submitted indicating, "No
				  transactions during week of xx/xx/xx" when no transactions have occurred during
				  the week.
(3) Process the
				  types of vessel registration transactions indicated on the Agreement for
				  Appointment as an Undocumented Vessel Registration Agency to Represent the
				  California Department of Motor Vehicles, Form OL 54 (REV. 3/2003) page 2.
(A) These transactions shall include either
				  or both: original vessel registration for new boats; or, vessel ownership
				  transfer applications for used boats, registration renewals and applications
				  for duplicate certificates and stickers.
(B) Agents shall register only those vessels
				  they sell.
(4) Complete
				  and provide a Quarterly Physical Inventory of Accountable Items, Form BOAT
				  124-1 (12/94) by the fifth day of January, April, July, and October. Another
				  department-approved version of this form with a different revision date shall
				  be acceptable if the content of the form is in substantial compliance with the
				  requirements of this section.
(A) The
				  Quarterly Physical Inventory of Accountable Items shall include a listing of
				  receipts for new and used boats, as evidenced by the beginning and ending
				  number of Certificates of Number and Temporary Certificates of Numbers issued,
				  and the number of each on hand; a listing of the number of vessel stickers
				  issued, as evidenced by the beginning and ending number of stickers issued and
				  the number on hand, a listing of void receipts, and an authorized
				  signature.