{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-328.56","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 328.56","heading":"Vessel registration number.","body":"Each vessel that is operated, used, or stored on the waters of this state must display a commercial or recreational Florida registration number, unless it is:\n(1) A vessel operated, used, and stored exclusively on private lakes and ponds;\n(2) A vessel owned by the United States Government;\n(3) A vessel used exclusively as a ship’s lifeboat;\n(4) A non-motor-powered vessel less than 16 feet in length or a non-motor-powered canoe, kayak, racing shell, or rowing scull, regardless of length;\n(5) A federally documented vessel;\n(6) A vessel already covered by a registration number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state or by the United States Coast Guard in a state without a federally approved numbering system, if the vessel has not been within this state for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days;\n(7) A vessel operating under a valid temporary certificate of number;\n(8) A vessel from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state; or\n(9) An undocumented vessel used exclusively for racing.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 59-399; ss. 2, 3, ch. 61-511; s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 52, ch. 95-333; s. 56, ch. 96-413; s. 15, ch. 99-289; s. 27, ch. 2000-362; s. 3, ch. 2008-106; s. 24, ch. 2009-86.","path":["CHAPTER 328 VESSELS: TITLE CERTIFICATES; LIENS; REGISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0300-0399/0328/0328.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:03:23Z","sha256":"35bd5f8b8bfbd0a2e26ebd794113a3f34d92da1b3cee7cfc0b0b21eb766e8f0a","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-328.54","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-328.58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}