Pennsylvania § 5305 - Application for registration.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 5305 — Application for registration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5305. Application for registration.
(a) General rule.--Any person owning a boat and desiring to register it in this Commonwealth shall make a written application to the commission or to a designated issuing agent.
(b) Form and content.--The application shall be made on a form prescribed, prepared and furnished by the commission and, together with such other information as the commission may require, shall state the name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of all the partners, and, if the applicant is a corporation, the names and addresses of the officers.
(c) Penalty.--Any person providing false information in connection with a boat registration commits a summary offense of the second degree.
(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Dec. 12, 1991, P.L.368, No.39, eff. imd.)
1991 Amendment. Section 6 of Act 39 provided that Act 39 shall apply to boat registrations issued for the calendar year 1992 and each year thereafter.
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 5305 cover?
Section 5305 ("Application for registration.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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