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Water Safety Act

Texas · PW · §§ 31.001 to 31.180 · 123 sections

Overview

The Water Safety Act governs the registration, titling, and identification of vessels and outboard motors in Texas, assigning administration to a state department that may act through authorized agents, including county tax assessor-collectors, and contract with the federal government. It requires most vessels to carry an assigned number under a certificate of number — setting out application, fee, renewal, duplicate, display, and cancellation rules, along with exemptions for vessels numbered under federal or other state law — and establishes a certificate-of-title system for ownership, including procedures for proving ownership, recording transfers, appealing title decisions, and titling abandoned vessels. It also licenses dealers, distributors, and manufacturers, regulates vessel liveries, provides for manufacturer identification numbers and inspections, and addresses public access to and release of the resulting records.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 41 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 30 SW3D 412 - Schenekl v. State

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