Current through September, 2024
Section 13-241-11 - Owner required to report change of address, ownership, loss, destruction or abandonment of vessel(a) The owner of any vessel for which a certificate of number or certificate of title has been issued in accordance with this chapter or chapter 200A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall notify the department in writing within five business days if: (1) The vessel is documented by the U.S. Coast Guard; lost, destroyed, abandoned, or sunk; or permanently removed from the State; or(2) The owner's address no longer conforms to the address appearing on the certificate of number or certificate of title.(b) The owner, as a part of the notification required by subsection (a), shall furnish the department with the owner's new address, if the owner's address no longer conforms to the address appearing on a certificate of number or certificate of title. If the change in status involves a transfer of ownership, the name and address of the new owner shall be included in the notification. A notification required pursuant to this section sent by mail shall not be effective until the department receives the notification.(c) The certificate of number for a vessel shall terminate if:(1) The vessel is documented by the U.S. Coast Guard, lost, destroyed, abandoned, sunk, or permanently removed from the State; or(2) The owner transfers all or any part of the owner's interest in the vessel, other than a security interest to another person or persons. [Eff 2/24/94] (Auth: HRS § 200-24) (Imp: HRS §§ 200-22, 200-24, 200-31)Am and comp 3/20/2021 (Auth: HRS § 200A-29) (Imp: HRS § 200A-29)