1     
BOAT REGISTRATION AMENDMENTS

2     
2017 GENERAL SESSION

3     
STATE OF UTAH

4     
Chief Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

5     
House Sponsor: Mike K. McKell

6     

7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9           This bill amends boating registration provisions.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸      modifies registration card requirements relating to addresses.
13     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
14          None
15     Other Special Clauses:
16          This bill provides a special effective date.
17     Utah Code Sections Affected:
18     AMENDS:
19          41-1a-213, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 91
20     

21     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22          Section 1. Section 41-1a-213 is amended to read:
23          41-1a-213. Contents of registration cards.
24          (1) The registration card shall be delivered to the owner and shall contain:
25          (a) the date issued;
26          (b) the name of the owner;
27          (c) a description of the vehicle registered including the year, the make, the
28     identification number, and the license plate assigned to the vehicle;
29          (d) the expiration date; and

30          (e) other information as determined by the commission.
31          (2) If a vehicle is leased for a period in excess of 45 days, the registration shall contain:
32          (a) the owner's name; and
33          (b) the name of the lessee.
34          (3) On all vehicles registered under Subsections 41-1a-1206(1)(d) and (1)(e), the
35     registration card shall also contain the gross laden weight as given in the application for
36     registration.
37          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a new registration card issued by the
38     commission on or after November 1, 2013, may not display the address of the owner or the
39     lessee on the registration card.
40          (b) A new registration card issued by the commission [for a vehicle registered under
41     Section 41-1a-301] under one of the following provisions shall display the address of the
42     owner or the lessee on the registration card[.]:
43          (i) Section 41-1a-301 for a vehicle; or
44          (ii) Section 73-18-7 for a vessel.
45          Section 2. Effective date.
46          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2018.