Register Your Boat
Registering your boat is an important step in boat ownership. Requirements vary from state to state, and depending on the size and type of your boat, registration numbers and validation stickers may need to be displayed. Click on your state to find out how to register your boat, requirements, regulations and to get more information.
WHY REGISTER YOUR BOAT?
- By registering your boat, you are helping to keep boating a safe and enjoyable pastime for you and all other boaters.
- The fee that you pay with your boat registration helps both protect and enhance your state’s aquatic natural resources today and for generations to come.
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In some states, your boat registration serves as documentation to prove that you are the rightful owner of a vessel.
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In most of the states, all motorboats must be registered in the state of primary use and follow the state boating laws and regulations.
- Watch the following VIDEO to learn How to Register your Boat.
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Get more tips about how to renew your boat registration.
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Learn how a BOATING LICENSE is different that a boat registration.
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Learn why you should GET YOUR BOATING LICENSE.
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Learn about Boat Registration Fees
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Learn boating license steps to know before getting your license
Get Your Boat Registered
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
