{"data":{"id":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5321","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"30 Pa.C.S. § 5321","heading":"Certificate of title required.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as provided in section 5322 (relating to when certificate of title not required), every owner of a boat required to be registered in this Commonwealth shall apply to the commission for a certificate of title to the boat.\n(b) Registration without certification prohibited.--The commission shall not register or renew registration of a boat required to be titled under subsection (a) unless a certificate has been issued by the commission or an application for a certificate has been delivered by the new owner to the commission.\n(c) Penalty.--Failure to obtain a certificate of title as required by law is a summary offense of the second degree.","path":["Title 30 - FISH","PART III BOATS AND BOATING","CHAPTER 53 REGISTRATION AND TITLING OF BOATS","SUBCHAPTER B CERTIFICATE OF TITLE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=30\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=53\u0026sctn=21\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-01-08 (Statute Update stamp, 30 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:32:18Z","sha256":"3f2d5b31664dde184df36b8077100e736b02412d78abc980db3c0394350f6ae2","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5313","next":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}