{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7a-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 12:7A-5","heading":"Application for certificates of ownership","body":"a.   Except as provided in section 6 of this act, for each piece of marine equipment principally used in this State, the owner shall make application to the director for a certificate of ownership.\nb.   Except as may be otherwise provided in this act, the Department of Law and Public Safety shall not number or renew the certificate of number of a vessel, which is required to be numbered in this State pursuant to the \"New Jersey Boat Act of 1962,\" P.L.1962, c. 73 (C. 12:7-34.36 et seq.) and is defined as \"marine equipment\" under section 3 of P.L.1984, c. 152 (C. 12:7A-3), unless a certificate of ownership has been issued by the director to the owner pursuant to this act.\nL. 1984, c. 152, s.5; amended by L. 1987, c. 138, s. 3.","path":["TITLE 12 COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"2af276b1feeb85af10e5bc172c5edf69f2bfa3a937955a3a7e84532d19b17f48","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7a-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}