North Carolina § 75A-7 - Exemption from numbering requirements.

§ 75A-7. Exemption from numbering requirements.

A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under this Chapter if it is: A vessel that is required to be awarded an identification number pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state, and for which an identification number has been so awarded: Provided, that any such vessel shall not have been within this State for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days. A vessel from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this State. A vessel whose owner is the United States, a state or a subdivision thereof. A ship's lifeboat. Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.22(d), effective October 1, 2013. A sailboat of not more than 14 feet on the load water line (LWL). A vessel with no means of propulsion other than drifting or manual paddling, poling, or rowing. The Commission is hereby empowered to permit the voluntary numbering of vessels owned by the United States, a state or a subdivision thereof. Those vessels owned by the United States, a state or a subdivision thereof and those owned by nonprofit rescue squads may be assigned a certificate of number bearing no expiration date but which shall be stamped with the word "permanent" and shall not be renewable so long as the vessel remains the property of the governmental entity or nonprofit rescue squad. If the ownership of any such vessel is transferred from one governmental entity to another or to a nonprofit rescue squad or if a vessel owned by a nonprofit rescue squad is transferred to another nonprofit rescue squad or governmental entity, the Commission shall issue a new permanent certificate of number, displaying the same identification number, without charge to the successor entity. When any such vessel is sold to a private owner or is otherwise transferred to private ownership, the applicable certificate of number shall be deemed to have expired immediately prior to the transfer. Prior to further use on the waters of this State, the new owner shall obtain a certificate of number pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. The provisions of this subsection applicable to a vessel owned by a nonprofit rescue squad apply only to a vessel operated exclusively for rescue purposes, including rescue training. History (1959, c. 1064, s. 7; 1981, c. 162; 1983, c. 446, ss. 1-3; 2006-185, s. 1; 2013-360, s. 14.22(d).) Cross References. - As to allowing nonprofit rescue squads to apply for numbers without payment of a fee, see G.S. 75A-5. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.22(i), provides: "Nothing in this section shall affect the validity, term, or cost of any certificate of number or certificate of title issued prior to October 1, 2013." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2013.'" Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.2, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.5 is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-185, s. 1, effective January 1, 2007, and applicable to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2007, in subsection (a), in subdivision (a)(1), substituted "vessel that" for "vessel which" near the beginning, substituted "an identification number" for "a number" twice near the middle, and substituted "vessel" for "boat" near the end and, in subdivision (a)(5), substituted "vessel that" for "vessel which" near the beginning and substituted "federal Bureau of Customs" for "Bureau of Customs of the United States government" near the middle; deleted "Wildlife Resources" preceding "Commission" near the beginning of subsection (b); and, in subsection (c), in the second sentence, substituted "vessel" for "boat" twice and substituted "the Commission shall issue a new permanent certificate of number, displaying the same identification number," for "a new permanent certificate may be issued," in the third sentence, substituted "vessel" for "boat" and substituted "the transfer" for "such transfer" at the end, substituted "a certificate of number" for "either a temporary certificate of number or a regular certificate" near the end of the fourth sentence, and, in the fifth sentence, substituted "a vessel owned by a" for "motorboats owned by" and substituted "squad apply only to a vessel" for "squads apply only to those" in the middle. Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.22(d), effective October 1, 2013, deleted subdivision (a)(5).