{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-733.5","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-733.5","heading":"Law governing watercraft covered by certificate of title","body":"A. The law of the state or other jurisdiction under whose certificate of title a watercraft is covered governs all issues relating to the certificate from the time the watercraft becomes covered by the certificate until the watercraft becomes covered by another certificate or becomes a documented watercraft, even if no other relationship exists between the jurisdiction and the watercraft or its owner.B. A watercraft becomes covered by a certificate of title when an application for the certificate and the applicable fee are delivered to the Department in accordance with this article or to the governmental agency that creates a certificate in another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction.2013, c. 787.","path":["Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","Chapter 7. BOATING LAWS","Article 2.1. VIRGINIA UNIFORM CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR WATERCRAFT ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-733.5/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"aeceed9707bc9ea55c7d9735e1855301456958dd914c3f7c4340d0468977ed4c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-733.4","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-733.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}