Connecticut § 15-209 - Content of certificate of title.
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§ 15-209. Content of certificate of title.
Sec. 15-209. Content of certificate of title. (a) A certificate of title shall contain:
(1) The date the certificate of title was created;
(2) The name of the owner of record and, if not all owners are listed, an indication that there are additional owners indicated in the files of the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(3) The mailing address of the owner of record;
(4) The hull identification number;
(5) The information listed in subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 15-207;
(6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of section 15-214, the name and mailing address of the secured party of record, if any, and, if not all secured parties are listed, an indication that there are other security interests indicated in the files of the department;
(7) All title brands indicated in the files of the department covering the vessel, including, but not limited to, brands indicated on a certificate of title created by a governmental agency of another jurisdiction and delivered to the department; and
(8) Any other information the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles prescribes.
(b) Nothing in sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, shall preclude the department from noting on a certificate of title the name and mailing address of a secured party that is not a secured party of record.
(c) For each title brand indicated on a certificate of title, the certificate of title shall identify the jurisdiction under whose law the title brand was created or the jurisdiction that created the certificate of title on which the title brand was indicated. If the meaning of a title brand is not easily ascertainable or cannot be accommodated on the certificate of title, the certificate of title may state: “Previously branded in (insert the jurisdiction under whose law the title brand was created or whose certificate of title previously indicated the title brand)”.
(d) If the files of the department indicate that a vessel previously was registered or titled in a foreign country, the department shall indicate on the certificate of title that the vessel was registered or titled in that country.
(e) A written certificate of title shall contain a form that all owners indicated on the certificate of title may sign to evidence consent to a transfer of an ownership interest to another person. The form shall include a certification, signed under penalty of false statement, that the statements made are true and correct to the best of each owner's knowledge, information and belief.
(P.A. 14-63, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 14-63 effective January 1, 2016.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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