{"data":{"id":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5322","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"30 Pa.C.S. § 5322","heading":"When certificate of title not required.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), no certificate of title shall be required for:\n(1) A boat which is not required to be registered under Subchapter A (relating to registration).\n(2) A new boat which is owned by a manufacturer or registered boat dealer before and until sale.\n(3) A boat owned on the effective date of this subchapter, until the boat is sold or otherwise transferred to another owner.\n(4) A boat with a model year before 1997.\n(5) An outboard powered motorboat of less than 14 feet in length.\n(b) Limitations.--The exemptions set forth in subsection (a) shall not apply to any boat previously titled in Pennsylvania or any other state, provided that the owner of a boat titled in another state shall not be required to obtain a Pennsylvania title for such boat until it is registered in Pennsylvania or until its ownership is transferred to another person.","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=22\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-01-08 (Statute Update stamp, 30 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:32:18Z","sha256":"85883f0555f9dd310e84ee3a1007ed14a0e0806772def289df6429f8ac0a7e2f","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5321","next":"us-pa/30-pa.c.s.-5323"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}