Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80318: Prohibited conduct generally.

Sec. 80318.

A person shall not do any of the following:

Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required without having a certificate as prescribed by this part.

Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required for which the certificate of title is canceled.

Fail to surrender a certificate of title upon cancellation of the certificate by the secretary of state and notice of the cancellation as prescribed in this part.

Fail to surrender the certificate of title to the secretary of state, as provided in this part, if the watercraft is destroyed, dismantled, or changed in such manner that it is not the watercraft described in the certificate of title.