CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY (parts 173 to 188) > PART 187—VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM > SUBPART D—Guidelines for State Vessel Titling Systems (§187.301 to §187.331) > 187.313—Must a State honor a prior State title, Coast Guard documentation, and foreign registry?

187.313—Must a State honor a prior State title, Coast Guard documentation, and foreign registry?

(a) A State must honor a title issued by another State as proof of ownership for transfer or sale of a vessel and for applying for a certificate of number or title in the new State of principal operation.
(b) A State must honor a Coast Guard-issued Certificate of Ownership or a Certificate of Deletion as proof of ownership and deletion from documentation.
(c) A State must honor an authenticated copy of a foreign registry, or evidence of deletion from the foreign registry, as proof of ownership and deletion from the foreign registry.