{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-187.305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 187.305","heading":"Law governing vessels covered by certificate of title.","body":"(a) The local law of the State under whose certificate of title a vessel is covered governs all issues relating to the certificate from the time the vessel becomes covered by the certificate until the vessel becomes covered by another certificate or becomes a documented vessel, even if no other relationship exists between the State and the vessel or its owner.\n(b) A vessel becomes covered by a certificate of title when an application for the certificate and the applicable fee are delivered to the office in accordance with this subpart or to the governmental agency that creates a certificate in another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY","PART 187—VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM","Subpart D—State Vessel Titling Systems [Docket No. USCG-2018-0160, 87 FR 34192, June 6, 2022]"],"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":"6114d4697ba67ec53714518e273487bb4998616f53af188da3bbde24c9cc7003","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-187.304","next":"us/33-cfr-187.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}