{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1541.24a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-1541.24a","heading":"Vessel title fees.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nEffective January 1, 2016, the Harbor Master shall charge a fee of $2.00 to issue a certificate of title, a duplicate title, a corrected certificate of title, or a transfer of title for a vessel.\n(2)\nThe Mayor may adjust the amount of the fee charged pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection by a rule issued pursuant to § 50-1541.25.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nEffective January 1, 2016, the Harbor Master shall collect a title tax on the issuance of every original certificate of title for a vessel, and on the issuance of every subsequent certificate of title following the sale, resale, or transfer of a vessel, at a rate of 6% of the gross sales price of the vessel or, if no sale immediately precedes the application for a certificate of title, the fair market value of the vessel for which a certificate of title is applied for and issued.\n(2)\nThe Mayor may establish a new tax rate in lieu of the amount established by paragraph (1) of this subsection by a rule issued pursuant to § 50-1541.25.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 15B. Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-1541.24a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2dea8e9b67f97c4553b17fb472512ba8b4a1c576151d1dc5f3a668f382c38637","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1541.24","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1541.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}