Section 2 AAC 70.020 - Boat number required(a) Except for a boat that is exempt from the provisions of this chapter under AS 05.25.055(i) or operating under a temporary certificate of number authorized under 2 AAC 70.150, a person may not operate a boat with mechanical propulsion that is required to be registered unless (1) it has a boat number issued on a certificate of number by the department; and(2) the boat number is displayed as described in 2 AAC 70.030.(b) A boat number issued under this chapter will consist of the capital letters "AK" followed by (1) no more than four numerals followed by no more than two capital letters (example: AK 1234 BD); or(2) no more than three numerals followed by no more than three capital letters (example: AK 567 EPG).(c) A number suffix of a boat number issued under this section may not include the letters "I", "O", or "Q".(d) Once the department has issued a boat number under this section, a number assigned to a boat may not be reassigned to another boat.(e) A boat documented by the United States Coast Guard is exempt from displaying a number issued by the department and shall display the United States Coast Guard document number assigned to the boat. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the department from issuing a boat number used to maintain the records of the department or for law enforcement purposes. When a boat ceases to be documented by the United States Coast Guard, the owner of the boat must remove the United States Coast Guard document number and display the number issued by the department as described in 2 AAC 70.030.Eff. 2/3/2001, Register 157; am 4/8/2021, Register 238, July 2021Authority:AS 05.25.055
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