{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-173.33","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 173.33","heading":"Removal of number.","body":"The person whose name appears on a certificate of number as the owner of a vessel shall remove the number and validation sticker from the vessel when:\n(a) The vessel is documented by the Coast Guard;\n(b) The certificate of number is invalid under paragraph (c) of § 173.77; or\n(c) The vessel is no longer principally operated in the State where the certificate was issued.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY","PART 173—VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING","Subpart B—Numbering"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"2b656c7d488604a0c173f72334913ef4fa3e1428f51988a103d78b6dc2dcc6fc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-173.31","next":"us/33-cfr-173.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}