{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.80305","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80305","heading":"Acquisition of watercraft from owner; certificate of title or manufacturer's or importer's certificate required; waiver or estoppel; judicial recognition of right, title, claim, or interest.","body":"Sec. 80305.\n\n(1) Subject to section 80320(4), a person acquiring a watercraft from the owner of the watercraft, whether the owner is a manufacturer, importer, dealer, or otherwise, shall not acquire any right, title, claim, or interest in or to the watercraft until that person has issued to him or her a certificate of title to the watercraft, or delivered a manufacturer's or importer's certificate for the watercraft. A waiver or estoppel shall not operate in favor of that person against a person having possession of the certificate of title, or manufacturer's or importer's certificate for the watercraft, for a valuable consideration.\n\n(2) A court shall not recognize the right, title, claim, or interest of a person in or to a watercraft sold or disposed of, or mortgaged or encumbered, unless the right, title, claim, or interest is 1 of the following:\n\n(a) Subject to section 80320(4), evidenced by a certificate of title or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate issued pursuant to this part.\n\n(b) Evidenced by admission in the pleadings or stipulation of the parties.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-80305","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"1d07f6b7fae541e06f1b5d45fefb0120f45b0437cc5652a4f7b511bceeb63501","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.80304","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.80306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}