2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 30 - FISH
Chapter 53 - Registration and Titling of Boats
Section 5322 - When certificate of title not required

     § 5322.  When certificate of title not required.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in
     subsection (b), no certificate of title shall be required for:
            (1)  A boat which is not required to be registered under
        Subchapter A (relating to registration).
            (2)  A new boat which is owned by a manufacturer or
        registered boat dealer before and until sale.
            (3)  A boat owned on the effective date of this
        subchapter, until the boat is sold or otherwise transferred
        to another owner.
            (4)  A boat with a model year before 1997.
            (5)  An outboard powered motorboat of less than 14 feet
        in length.
        (b)  Limitations.--The exemptions set forth in subsection (a)
     shall not apply to any boat previously titled in Pennsylvania or
     any other state, provided that the owner of a boat titled in
     another state shall not be required to obtain a Pennsylvania
     title for such boat until it is registered in Pennsylvania or
     until its ownership is transferred to another person.

        Cross References.  Section 5322 is referred to in section
     5321 of this title.