Section R. 281.2205 - Application for title; transfer without probateRule 5.
(1) Upon the death of an owner of 1 or more watercraft whose total value does not exceed $2,500.00, who does not leave other property necessitating probate, and who does not have a will, the spouse or heirs of the decedent specified in section 106 of Act No. 642 of the Public Acts of 1978, being S700.106 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, may apply for a certificate of title.(2) The application shall be accompanied by all of the following:(a) A certified statement setting forth the relationship of the applicant to the decedent and the fact of heirship.(b) A Copy of the decedent's death certificate.(c) A certified statement setting forth the names and address of any other immediate heirs.(d) A certified statement stating that creditors of the decedent do not exist or, if they do exist, an original discharge or termination statement executed by each creditor.Mich. Admin. Code R. 281.2205