---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 174.31"
title: "33"
number: "174.31"
heading: "Terms imposed by States for numbering of vessels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/174.31"
---

# §174.31. Terms imposed by States for numbering of vessels.


A State numbering system may condition the issuance of a certificate of number on—

- (a) Title to, or other proof of ownership of a vessel except a recreational-type public vessel of the United States; or
- (b) Proof of liability insurance for a vessel except a recreational-type public vessel of the United States; or
- (c) Proof of payment of State or local taxes, except for a recreational-type public vessel of the United States.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21402, Oct. 7, 1972, as amended by USCG-2003-15708, 70 FR 13105, Mar. 18, 2005; USCG-2022-0323, 88 FR 10029, Feb. 16, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 6101 and 12302; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21402, Oct. 7, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21402, Oct. 7, 1972, as amended by USCG-2003-15708, 70 FR 13105, Mar. 18, 2005; USCG-2022-0323, 88 FR 10029, Feb. 16, 2023]