Registration under this chapter is not required for any of the following:
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a motorboat or sailboat that:
Terms Used In Utah Code 73-18-9- Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 73-18-2
- Motorboat: means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. See Utah Code 73-18-2
- Owner: includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a vessel subject to an interest by another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment or performance of an obligation. See Utah Code 73-18-2
- Sailboat: means any vessel having one or more sails and propelled by wind. See Utah Code 73-18-2
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Waters of this state: means any waters within the territorial limits of this state. See Utah Code 73-18-2
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is already covered by a valid registration issued by its nonresident owner‘s resident state; and |
| (b) |
has not been within this state in excess of 60 days for the calendar year; |
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| (2) |
a motorboat or sailboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state; |
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a motorboat or sailboat whose owner is the United States, a state or subdivision thereof; |
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a ship’s lifeboat; or |
| (5) |
a motorboat or sailboat belonging to a class of vessels which is exempted from registration by the division after the division finds:
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that the registration of motorboats or sailboats of this class will not materially aid in their identification; and |
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that the United States Coast Guard has a numbering system applicable to the class of motorboats or sailboats to which the motorboat or sailboat in question belongs, and the motorboat or sailboat would also be exempt from numbering if it were subject to federal law. |
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Amended by Chapter 280, 2021 General Session
