33 CFR § 187.13 - What are the procedures for obtaining certification of compliance with guidelines for State vessel titling systems?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s187.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 187.13 - What are the procedures for obtaining certification of compliance with guidelines for State vessel titling systems?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "187.13"
section_name: "What are the procedures for obtaining certification of compliance with guidelines for State vessel titling systems?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "187"
part_name: "VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 12501, 31322; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1999-6420, 66 FR 15630, Mar. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "187"
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# 187.13 What are the procedures for obtaining certification of compliance with guidelines for State vessel titling systems?
(a) A State must submit a written request to the Commandant (CG-5422). The request must include a copy of the State's titling laws, regulations and administrative procedures, and certify that the State will comply with the VIS participation requirements in subpart C of this part.
(b) The Commandant will review the request and determine if the State is complying with the Guidelines for State Vessel Titling Systems in subpart D of this part. If the State is complying with the guidelines, the Commandant will certify compliance and list the State in appendix B to this part.
(c) Appendix B to this part will list States certified by the Commandant. When the Commandant determines that a State is not complying with the vessel titling guidelines, it will lose its certification and be deleted from appendix B to this part.
[USCG-1999-6420, 66 FR 15630, Mar. 20, 2001, as amended by USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35024, June 19, 2008]