New York § 72 - 72Change of ownership, name or hailing place
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 72 — 72Change of ownership, name or hailing place, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 72. 72Change of ownership, name or hailing place
§ 72. Change of ownership, name or hailing place. Should the ownership, name or hailing place of a float change after state registry, the owner of the float shall make new application in form similar to that required for original registry and upon receipt of such application the corporation shall issue a new state certificate of registry and record the same in its office. The owner or owners of a commercial float found navigating the canal system, the ownership, name or hailing place of which shall have been changed without proper application for re-registry to the corporation, shall, upon due proof thereof be subject to a penalty to the people of the state of New York not to exceed one hundred dollars recoverable by the attorney general in an action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 72 ("72Change of ownership, name or hailing place") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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