{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-181.27","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 181.27","heading":"Information displayed near hull identification number.","body":"With the exception of the characters “US-”, which constitute the country of origin code for the United States, if information is displayed on the boat within 2 inches of the 12-character hull identification number (HIN), that information must be separated from the HIN by means of borders or must be on a separate label, so that it will not be interpreted as part of the hull identification number.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY","PART 181—MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS","Subpart C—Identification of Boats"],"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":"ed65e129fe020995887eca64be45f6c08f609fed4950a88fafc34e61662aaf85","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-181.25","next":"us/33-cfr-181.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}