2005 Vermont Code - § 3808. — Application for certificate

§ 3808. Application for certificate

(a) The application for the first certificate of title of a vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle in this state shall be made by the owner to the commissioner on the form the commissioner prescribes and shall contain:

(1) the name, residence and mail address of the owner;

(2) a description of the vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle including, so far as the following data exist; information required by subsection 3806(c) of this title whether the vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle is new or used;

(3) the date of purchase by the applicant, the name and address of the person from whom the vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle was acquired and the names and addresses of any lienholders in the order of their priority and the dates of their security agreements and, if a new vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, the application shall be accompanied by a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin;

(4) any further information the commissioner reasonably requires to identify the vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle and to enable him or her to determine whether the owner is entitled to a certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in the vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle;

(5) an application for registration of the vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle. Except for state or municipal vessels, snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles, at least one owner must be a registrant.

(b) If the application refers to a vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle purchased from a dealer, it shall contain the name and address of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the sale and the date of his or her security agreement and be signed by the dealer as well as the owner, and the dealer shall promptly mail or deliver the application to the commissioner.

(c) If the application refers to a vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle last previously registered in another state or country, the application shall contain or be accompanied by:

(1) any certificate of title issued by the other state or country; and

(2) any other information and documents the commissioner reasonably requires to establish the ownership of the vessel, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in it. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)