---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 187.13"
title: "33"
number: "187.13"
heading: "What are the procedures for obtaining certification of compliance with guidelines for State vessel titling systems?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/187.13"
---

# §187.13. What are the procedures for obtaining certification of compliance with guidelines for State vessel titling systems?

- (a) A State must submit a written request to the Commandant (CG-5422). The request must include a copy of the State's titling laws, regulations and administrative procedures, and certify that the State will comply with the VIS participation requirements in [subpart C](/cfr/33/subpartC.md) of this part.
- (b) The Commandant will review the request and determine if the State is complying with the Guidelines for State Vessel Titling Systems in subpart D of this part. If the State is complying with the guidelines, the Commandant will certify compliance and list the State in appendix B to this part.
- (c) Appendix B to this part will list States certified by the Commandant. When the Commandant determines that a State is not complying with the vessel titling guidelines, it will lose its certification and be deleted from appendix B to this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1999-6420, 66 FR 15630, Mar. 20, 2001, as amended by USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35024, June 19, 2008]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 12501, 31322; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92).

### Source

Source: USCG-1999-6420, 66 FR 15630, Mar. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1999-6420, 66 FR 15630, Mar. 20, 2001, as amended by USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35024, June 19, 2008]