(a) The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title a vessel is covered governs all issues relating to the certificate of title from the time the vessel becomes covered by the certificate of title until the vessel becomes covered by another certificate of title or becomes a documented vessel, even if no other relationship exists between the jurisdiction and the vessel or its owner.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 15-205

  • another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(b) A vessel becomes covered by a certificate of title when an application for the certificate of title and the applicable fee are delivered to the Department of Motor Vehicles in accordance with sections 15-206 and 15-207 or to the governmental agency that creates a certificate of title in another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction.