Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§12308 Providing Vessel Numbering and Registration Information
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part H — Identification of Vessels › CHAPTER 123 — NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS › § 12308
Summary
Ask the agency that issued a boat's number for the boat's registration data; if the request is reasonable and for boating safety, the agency must give it when you pay the costs.
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Title 46, §12308
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A person may request from an authority issuing a number under this chapter the numbering and registration information of a vessel that is retrievable from vessel numbering system records of the issuing authority. When the issuing authority is satisfied that the request is reasonable and related to a boating safety purpose, the information shall be provided on paying the cost of retrieving and providing the information requested.
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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1230846:1473 section 12308 requires the number issuing authority to supply for a fee, numbering and registration information to any person, upon request, if the request is reasonable and related to boating safety.
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46 U.S.C. § 12308
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102