Title 15 — Title 15: Navigation and Aeronautics

Sec. 15-201. Short title: Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act. Sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act”. (P.A. 14-63, S. 1.) History: P.A. 14-63 effective January 1, 2016.

Sec. 15-202. Definitions. As used in sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive: (1) “Barge” means a vessel that is not self-propelled or fitted for propulsion by sail, paddle, oar or similar device; (2) “Builder's certificate” means a certificate of the facts of build of a vessel desc…

Sec. 15-203. Applicability. Subject to section 15-227, the provisions of sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, shall apply to any transaction, certificate of title or record relating to a vessel, even if the transaction, certificate of title or record was entered into or created …

Sec. 15-204. Supplemental principles of law and equity. Unless displaced by a provision of sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, the principles of law and equity supplement said sections. (P.A. 14-63, S. 4.) History: P.A. 14-63 effective January 1, 2016.

Sec. 15-205. Applicable law governing vessel covered by certificate of title. (a) The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title a vessel is covered governs all issues relating to the certificate of title from the time the vessel becomes covered by the certifi…

Sec. 15-206. Certificate of title required, when. Exceptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section, the owner of a vessel for which this state is the state of principal use shall deliver to the Department of Motor Vehicles an applicatio…

Sec. 15-207. Application for certificate of title. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 15-214 and 15-218 to 15-221, inclusive, only an owner may apply for a certificate of title. (b) An application for a certificate of title shall be on a form that the Commissioner of Mo…

Sec. 15-208. Responsibilities of Department of Motor Vehicles re application for, creation of and cancellation of certificate of title. (a) Unless an application for a certificate of title is rejected pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the Department of Motor Vehi…

Sec. 15-209. Content of certificate of title. (a) A certificate of title shall contain: (1) The date the certificate of title was created; (2) The name of the owner of record and, if not all owners are listed, an indication that there are additional owners indicated in the files …

Sec. 15-210. File retention responsibilities of Department of Motor Vehicles. (a) For each record relating to a certificate of title submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles, the department shall: (1) Maintain the hull identification number and all the information submitted …

Sec. 15-211. Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities re creation of written certificate of title. (a) On creation of a written certificate of title, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall send the certificate of title to the secured party of record or, if none, to the owne…

Sec. 15-212. Legal effect of certificate of title. A certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information in the record that constitutes the certificate of title. In any criminal proceeding, a certified copy of a certificate of title shall be prima faci…

Sec. 15-213. Possession of certificate of title. Effect re possessory rights to a vessel. Possession of a certificate of title does not in and of itself provide a right to obtain possession of a vessel. Garnishment, attachment, levy, replevin or other judicial process against the…

Sec. 15-214. Perfection of security interest. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or section 15-227, a security interest in a vessel may be perfected only by delivery to the Department of Motor Vehicles of an application for a certificate of title that identifies the…

Sec. 15-215. Termination statement; requirements. (a) A secured party indicated in the files of the Department of Motor Vehicles as having a security interest in a vessel shall deliver a termination statement to the department in such form as the department prescribes and, on the…

Sec. 15-216. Transfer of ownership. (a) Upon voluntary transfer of an ownership interest in a vessel covered by a certificate of title, the following rules apply: (1) If the certificate of title is a written certificate of title and the transferor's interest is noted on the certi…

Sec. 15-217. Effect of incorrect or missing information. Except as otherwise provided in section 42a-9-337, a certificate of title or other record required or authorized by sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, shall be effective even if it contains incorrect information or does …

Sec. 15-218. Secured party's transfer statement, defined. Department of Motor Vehicles' duties upon acceptance. (a) For the purposes of this section, “secured party's transfer statement” means a record signed by the secured party of record stating: (1) That there has been a defau…

Sec. 15-219. Transfer-by-law statement. Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities re acceptance. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “By operation of law” means pursuant to a law or judicial order affecting ownership of a vessel: (A) Because of death, divorce or other fami…

Sec. 15-220. Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities re application for transfer of ownership or termination of security interest without signed certificate of title. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 15-218 or 15-219, if the Department of Motor Vehicles receives…

Sec. 15-221. Replacement certificate of title. (a) If a written certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed or otherwise becomes unavailable or illegible, the secured party of record or, if no secured party is indicated in the Department of Motor Vehicle's files, t…

Sec. 15-222. Rights of a purchaser of a vessel. (a) A buyer in ordinary course of business shall have the protections afforded by subdivision (2) of section 42a-2-403 and subsection (a) of section 42a-9-320 even if an existing certificate of title was not signed and delivered to …

Sec. 15-223. Effect of perfected or nonperfected security interest. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the effect of perfection and nonperfection of a security interest and the priority of a perfected or unperfected security interest with respect to the rights of a pu…

Sec. 15-224. Records re vessel's ownership and certificate of title retained by Department of Motor Vehicles. (a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall retain the evidence used by the department to determine the accuracy of the information in its files relating to the current ow…

Sec. 15-225. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing the provisions of sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact such un…

Sec. 15-226. Operation of Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act with respect to federal act. The provisions of sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, modify, limit, and supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001, et seq., bu…

Sec. 15-227. Savings clause. (a) The rights, duties and interests flowing from a transaction, certificate of title or record relating to a vessel that was validly entered into or created before January 1, 2016, and would be subject to sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, if it h…

Sec. 15-228. Fees. (a) The department shall be paid the following fees: (1) For filing an application for a certificate of title, twenty-five dollars; (2) for each security interest noted upon a certificate of title or maintained in the electronic title file pursuant to subsectio…

Sec. 15-229. Department of Motor Vehicles' provision of forms and investigatory and rule-making authority. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests and all …

Sec. 15-230. Hearing. Any person aggrieved by an action, omission to act or decision of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or of the Department of Motor Vehicles under sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, shall be entitled, upon request, to a hearing in accordance with the provi…

Sec. 15-231. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by an action, omission to act or decision of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or of the Department of Motor Vehicles under sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, ex…

Sec. 15-232. Penalties. (a) Any person who, with fraudulent intent: (1) Alters, forges or counterfeits a certificate of title; (2) alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title, or an assignment or release of a security interest or a termination statement, on a certifi…